Section 394: Appointment of Chief Registrar and registrars

(1) The Municipal Health Officer shall be the Chief Registrar of births and deaths for [[Delhi]] and shall keep in such form as may be prescribed by bye-laws a register of all births and deaths occurring in [[Delhi]].

(2) The Commissioner shall for the purposes of this Chapter appoint such number of persons to be registrars of births and deaths as he deems necessary and define the respective areas which shall be under the charge of such registrars.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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