Registration of Persons (Births and Deaths) Regulations

Regulation

These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Persons (Births and Deaths) Regulations, 2015.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- "Act" means the Registration of Persons Act, 2015; "Authority" means the National Identification and Registration Authority established under the Act; "Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the National Identification and Registration Authority; "Minister" means Minister responsible for internal affairs; "medical facility" includes a hospital, registered medical clinic, health unit, nursing home, maternity centre, specialised establishments, whether private or public, as well as government unit of a similar nature.

Subject to the Act, upon registration of every birth, the Authority shall allocate a National Identification Number to a child who is a citizen or Alien Identification Number to a child who is an alien.

The registration areas for births and deaths shall be those gazetted by the Authority under section 58 of the Act.

The following statutory instruments are revoked-

SCHEDULE The Registration of Persons (Births and Deaths) Regulations, 2015

Register OF BIRTHS No. Date Place of Name Sex Full name, National Full name, Age of National Parity1 Nationality Full name, When Signature Name, if and Birth of of the address Identification maiden mother Identification of parents occupation registered of person added after Time of child child and No./Alien name, No./Alien and registering registration birth occupation Identification address Identification residence of birth of father No. of father and No. of of declarant occupation and in what of mother capacity he or she gives information

The Registration of Persons (Births and Deaths) Regulations, 2015 Weekly Return of Births. Return of births in the …………………………………registration area for the week of ………in the month of ……………………………………………..20……… Page No. Date Place Name Sex Full name, National Full name, National Age of Parity1 Full name, When Signature of Other name, and of address and or alien address and or alien mother occupation registered registration if added after time of birth occupation identification occupation identification and officer registration birth of father of father of mother of mother residence of of birth declarant, and in what capacity he or she gives information

I, ____________________________________, registration officer of……………. Registration area, certify that this is a true copy of the Register of births within the registration area of …………………………………..from the entry of the birth of …………………………………. No. ____________ to the entry of the birth of _____________________ ____________________ No. _____________ and that it contains a copy of the entry of all births registered in that the registration area for the week of ……………………….in the month of ……………………………., 20 ____.

Witness my hand, this ______ day of _______________, 20 ____

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NOTICE OF BIRTH OF A CHILD

birth ___________________

facility __________________________ ____________ No. of house and name of street ______________________ City, Municipality, town or village _______________________________ District _________________________________________________

Father-

Mother-

within the prescribed period?*______ ____ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ I, ______________________(name)__________________________, by occupation residing at ________________________, in the district of _____________________ in Uganda, declare that the information above, given by me, is true and correct, that I know this of my own knowledge and that my means of knowing this is (briefly state your means of knowledge and the capacity in which you give this information) _____ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ Signed by _________________ at ________________________ on this ______ day of _______________, 20 ____.

__________________________________ Signature of Declarant

In the presence of- _____________________________________________ (full name of witness)

Living at _____________________________________________ (full address)

N.B.-

* delete whichever is not applicable.

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Birth Certificate.

Reg. No. _____________________ Surname _____________________ Other names _____________________ Date of birth ____________________________Sex ____________________ Born in___________Gombolola ___________________County _____________ National Identification Number or Alien Identification Number of child ____ Name of father* __________________________________________________ Nationality of father*______________________________________________ National Identification Number or Alien Identification Number of father____ Name of mother __________________________________________________ Nationality of mother* ____________________________________________ National Identification Number or Alien Identification Number of mother ____

Issued on _______________________, 20 ____

By_____________________________________________________________ Registration Officer

*This certificate is not conclusive proof of the paternity of the child or of the nationality either of the father, mother or the child.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION OF CHANGE OF NAME OF ADULT

Notice is given that I, ______________________________, is intending to apply to the Authority to change my name to ________________________________. I intend to formally and absolutely renounce and abandon the use of the name _________________________________ and assume and adopt in place of that/ those name(s) the name of _________________________________________

Signed/Thumb marked __________________________________________ at ____________________________________________ this ______ day of _______________, 20 ____.

____________________________ Signature of Applicant

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To: The National Identification and Registration Authority,

Application to Change a Name of CHILD.

Notice is given that I, _______________________________________, formerly called and known by the name of __________________________, give public notice that on the ______ day of _______________, 20____, I formally and absolutely renounced and abandoned the use of my former name(s) of ______________________________ and assumed and adopted in place of that/ those name(s) the name of ___________________

This is to request that the Register be updated accordingly.

Signed/Thumb marked ____________________ at ______________________

this _____ day of _____________________, 20 ____.

_____________________________ Signature of Applicant

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Application to Change Name of a Child.

To: The National Identification and Registration Authority,

I/We, _______________________ of ______________________ (parish), in the subcounty of ____________________,_________________ county _________________ in the district of _______________________ being the parent(s)/guardian(s) include national identification number)* of a child named ____________________, aged ________, apply that the name of___________________________ be changed to that of __________________ __________________ as from the ______ day of _______________, 20 ____.

Signed/Thumb marked __________________________ at ________________ _____________________ this ______ day of _______________, 20 ____.

In the presence of ________________________________________________

____________________ _____________ * delete whichever is not applicable.

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APPLICATION TO UPDATE REGISTER AFTER OPERATION OF HERMAPHRODITE

To: The National Identification and Registration Authority,

The Registration Officer

I ………………. (name) of…………………(address), National Identification Number/ Alien Identification Number……………being the parent or guardian* of ……………..(name of child) aged………………years, National Identification Number…………………………previously registered as a…………………… (state sex), having undergone a successful operation, apply that the Register be updated with the following details-

Name………………………………………………………… (state new name)

Sex…………………………………………………. (state sex after operation).

Dated at……………….this……………………day of……………..20…….

Signed by………………………………..………... applicant

In the presence of…………………………………. witness.

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Deaths Register Book

Deaths in the subcounty/city/municipality/township/hospital of ______________________________________ county of ______________________________ in the district of ______________________________________

Full name, occupation National and Identification Whether cause of residence Signature Date and Cause When Signature Place of Address and Number/ death medically of declarant of No. time of Full name Age Sex Nationality of registered of person death occupation Alien certified- Yes/No and in what registration death death registering Identification capacity he officer Number or she gives information

The Registration of Persons (Births and Deaths) Regulations, 2015 Monthly Return of Deaths.

Return of death in the subcounty/city/municipality/township of ___________________________________ county of __________________ in the district of ___________________for the month of _________20……… Full name, occupation Whether and National cause of residence Date Identification Cause death When Signature of Place of Full Address and of declarant Page No. and time Age Sex No./Alien Nationality of medically regi- registration death name occupation and in what of death Identification death certified- stered officer capacity he No. yes/no or she gives information

I, _________________________________, registration officer of ___________________________subcounty/ city/municipality/township, district of ___________________________________________________________, certify that this is a true copy of the Register of Deaths within that subcounty/city/municipality/township/hospital, from the entry of the death of __________________________________ No. ________ to the entry of the death of _______________No. ________ and that it contains a copy of the entry of all deaths registered in that subcounty/city/ municipality/township/hospital for the month of _______________, 20 ____. Witness my hand, this ______ day of _________, 20 ____ ________________________ Registration officer

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Application to Register presumed death

The Registration Officer

I …………….(name of applicant) of……………(address), National Identification Number/ Alien Identification Number……………being the parent or next of kin (state relationship with the person presumed dead) of ……………………..(name of person presumed dead) aged………………years, National Identification Number…………………………, apply to register a presumption of death order No……dated………….day………..of………….(attach copy of order).

Dated at……………….this……………………day of……………..20…….

Signed by……………………………………………………………..applicant

In the presence of……………………………………………………….witness.

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NOTIFICATION OF DEATH

birth _________________

_______________

street ________________________________ City, Municipality, town or village District ________________________

Number _______

also the name and address of the finder and narrate shortly the circumstances ______________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________

for purposes of identification ____ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________

within the prescribed period?* _______ __________________________________________________________

I, ____________________, by occupation a _________________, residing at ____________________, in the district of _______________________ in Uganda, declare that the information above, given by me, is true and correct, that I know this of my own knowledge and that my means of knowing this is (briefly state the means of knowledge and the capacity in which you give this information) ________________________________ __________________________________________________________

Signed by ____________________ at _______________this ______ day of _______________, 20 ____.

_________________________________ Signature of Notifier

In the presence of-

_________________________________________________ (name of witness)

Living at ____________________________________________ (full address)

_________________________________ Signature of Witness *delete whichever is not applicable.

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Certificate of cause of death

I, ___________________________________, (name of medical officer) of……………………………(name and address of hospital) have been attending to ………………………………………………….(name of deceased) for the last………………………….(state period) and who died on…………………in the month of ……………….2…….. and certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that the cause of his or her death was…………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………..………………………………… …………………………………………………..

Dated this___________ day of ____________________, 20 ____

_________________________________ Signature of medical officer.

*The fields in the Form may be modified to deal with causes of deaths occurring outside a medical facility.

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Death Certificate.

Reg. No. ____________________

Issued on ________________________________________, 20 ____

_________________________________ Registration officer

*This certificate is not conclusive evidence of nationality and cause of death.

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Application for a certified copy of entry in the register of birth and death

I hereby apply for a certified copy of an entry in the birth or death* Register in respect of ……………………………………..(State name) registered on……………..day of……………20………..

I have paid the prescribed fee for a copy of an entry (proof of payment is attached).

Dated this………………day of………………………….20………

Signed ……………………………… Applicant

* delete whichever is not applicable.

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Application to inspect register/ obtain a copy of entry in register

Birth Register/Death Register*

Registration of birth/death of................................................... (State name and date, if known of the registration)

I HEREBY APPLY to inspect the register/ obtain a copy of entry in the Register* relating to the above subject matter.

Signature..............................................................................

Address................................................................................

Date..............................................

CONDITIONS

brief notes, but no document shall be copied unless specifically authorised to obtain copies.

on any Register document or file produced for inspection.

Cross Reference

Civil Procedure Rules SI No.71-1. Local Governments Act Cap 243

JAMES BABA, Minister of State for Internal Affairs.