R.S.M. 1987, c. V60
The Vital Statistics Act
Table of Contents
1 | Definitions. | |
2 | When death occurs. | |
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS | ||
3 | Registration of births. | |
(2) | Statement respecting birth. | |
(3) | Exception. | |
(4) | Plural births. | |
(5) | Child of married woman. | |
(6) | Artificial insemination. | |
(7) | Child of married woman living separate from husband. | |
(8) | Child of unmarried woman. | |
(9) | Exception. | |
(10) | Additional evidence required. | |
(11) | Continuing liability to complete statement. | |
(12) | Registration of birth by district registrar. | |
(13) | Procedure where responsible persons not found. | |
(14) | Amending record. | |
4 | Registration of hyphenated surname. | |
(2) | Surviving spouse may apply. | |
5 | Registration of birth by director. | |
6 | Registration of birth where subsequent marriage. | |
(2) | One parent incapable. | |
(3) | Application by child. | |
7 | Statement respecting birth of foundling. | |
(2) | Duties of district registrar. | |
(3) | Fee. | |
(4) | Registration of birth of foundling. | |
(5) | Copies to Director of Child and Family Services. | |
(6) | Subsequent establishment of identity. | |
(7) | Date of new registration. | |
(8) | Notification to Director of Child and Family Services. | |
(9) | Certificate to be cancelled. | |
8 | Alteration or addition of given name by director. | |
(2) | Statutory limitation of alteration or addition. | |
(3) | Changes to be shown on certificate. | |
REGISTRATION OF STILLBIRTHS | ||
9 | Registration of stillbirths. | |
(2) | Statement respecting stillbirth. | |
(3) | Medical certificate. | |
(4) | Certificate by district registrar. | |
(5) | Registration of stillbirth by district registrar. | |
(6) | Burial permit. | |
(7) | Application of sections 3 to 5 and 14 to 19. | |
REGISTRATION OF ADOPTION | ||
10 | Order of adoption to be sent to director. | |
(2) | Adoption register. | |
(3) | Retention of surname. | |
(4) | Entry of unrecorded adoption. | |
(5) | Registration of adoption order of another jurisdiction. | |
(6) | Registration of adoption. | |
(7) | Notation of adoption on birth registration. | |
(8) | Procedure on adoption of person born elsewhere. | |
(9) | Birth certificate in case of adoption. | |
(10) | Pre-September, 1924 adoption files. | |
REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES | ||
11 | Registration of marriages. | |
12 | Statement respecting marriage. | |
(2) | Registration of marriage by district registrar. | |
13 | Registration of marriage by director. | |
REGISTRATION OF DEATHS | ||
14 | Registration of deaths. | |
(2) | Personal particulars of the deceased. | |
(3) | Certificate by medical practitioner or medical examiner. | |
(4) | Death without medical attendance. | |
(5) | Certificate by district registrar. | |
(6) | Death by violence, negligence, etc. | |
15 | Registration of death by district registrar. | |
16 | Registration of death by director. | |
17 | Notice of registration of death. | |
(2) | Duty of medical examiner. | |
(3) | Registration before burial or other disposition. | |
(4) | Burial etc. before registration of death. | |
(5) | Removal of body. | |
(6) | Duties of funeral director. | |
(7) | Death outside the province. | |
(8) | Registration after burial. | |
(9) | Registration without certificate of medical examiner. | |
18 | Registration of death before burial. | |
(2) | Returns of burials and cremations. | |
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS OCCURRING ON THE HIGH SEAS | ||
19 | Births and deaths on high seas. | |
CHURCH RECORDS | ||
20 | Filing of church records of baptisms, etc. | |
CHANGE OF NAME | ||
21 | Notation of change of name. | |
(2) | Meaning of "foreign state". | |
(3) | Certificate after change of name. | |
FRAUDULENT REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATES | ||
22 | Cancellation of registration and birth certificates. | |
(2) | Certificate. | |
(3) | Certificates fraudulently or improperly obtained or used. | |
(4) | Certificate to be delivered to director. | |
CORRECTIONS OF ERRORS IN REGISTRATIONS | ||
23 | Corrections by district registrar. | |
(2) | Correction by personal appearance. | |
(3) | Correction by director. | |
(4) | Certificate from registration after correction. | |
24 | Minor change in name. | |
25 | Application to change designation of sex. | |
(2) | Material in support. | |
(3) | Exception. | |
(4) | Certificates issued without mention of change. | |
ADMINISTRATION | ||
26 | Appointment of director and other officers and employees. | |
(2) | Duties of director. | |
(3) | Duties of assistant director and inspectors. | |
(4) | Meaning of "Recorder of Vital Statistics". | |
27 | Registration divisions. | |
(2) | Municipalities to be registration divisions. | |
(3) | Appointment of district registrars. | |
(4) | Unorganized territory. | |
28 | Appointment of deputy district registrars. | |
29 | Enforcement of Act by district registrar. | |
30 | Duty of district registrar. | |
(2) | Defective birth or marriage notice. | |
(3) | Care of documents. | |
(4) | Obtaining information. | |
(5) | Retention of copies of returns. | |
(6) | Action by registrar when party fails to register. | |
(7) | Notice to Director. | |
SEARCHES | ||
31 | Searches of registrations and church records. | |
(2) | Report on search. | |
(3) | Searches for research or statistical purposes. | |
ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES AND COPIES | ||
32 | Birth certificate. | |
(2) | Certified or photo copy of registration of birth. | |
(3) | Marriage certificate. | |
(4) | Certified or photo copy of registration of marriage. | |
(5) | Death certificate. | |
(6) | Cause of death to be disclosed only in special cases. | |
(7) | Certified or photo copy of registration of death. | |
(8) | Certificates from church records. | |
(9) | Order as to production of authority. | |
(10) | Revocation and amendment of orders. | |
33 | Certificates to be issued only by director. | |
(2) | Signature of director. | |
(3) | Certificate valid after change of director. | |
34 | Certificates as evidence. | |
35 | Photographic films and prints as copies. | |
36 | Appeal from refusal of director to register. | |
(2) | Appeal respecting search or issue of certificate. | |
(3) | Appeal from order under section 22. | |
(4) | Notice. | |
GENERAL | ||
37 | Power to take affidavits. | |
38 | Publication by director of statistical information. | |
39 | Annual report of the director. | |
(2) | Annual report of minister. | |
40 | Records property of the Crown. | |
(2) | Delivery of records to successor. | |
41 | Secrecy. | |
(2) | Exception. | |
(3) | Fine. | |
42 | Notations. | |
43 | Director to examine notices sent in by registrars. | |
(2) | Information as to births, marriages, and deaths. | |
PENALTIES | ||
44 | Failure to carry out duties. | |
(2) | Compliance by one person sufficient. | |
45 | Failure to obtain permit for transportation of body. | |
(2) | Burial permit issued outside province. | |
46 | General penalty. | |
47 | Consent to prosecutions. | |
(2) | Conviction, etc. not affected by want of form. | |
REGULATIONS | ||
48 | Regulations. | |
49 | Other registration systems discontinued. | |
50 | Construction. |