ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Births and Deaths Registration Act
2. Interpretation
Edition: 2026-03-10 · In force
2. Interpretation
In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—"birth" means the issuing forth of any child from its mother after the expiration of the twenty-eighth week of pregnancy, whether alive or dead;"medical officer of health" means a medical officer of health appointed under the Public Health Act (Cap. 242), or any other Act, to carry out the duties of medical officer of health in any area;"police officer" means a police officer in charge of a police station being of or above the rank of Inspector;"prescribed particulars" means—(a)as to any birth, the name, sex, date and place of birth, and the names, residence, occupations and nationality of the parents;(b)as to any death, the name, age, sex, residence, occupation and nationality of the deceased, and the date, place and cause of death;(c)such other particulars as may be prescribed;"Principal Registrar" means the Principal Registrar of Births and Deaths appointed under section 3 of this Act;"registrar" means a registrar appointed to register births and deaths in any area or to register births and deaths occurring outside Kenya, and includes a deputy registrar;"Registrar-General" deleted by Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch.;"the rules" means rules made under section 29 of this Act;"the statistician" deleted by Act No. 15 of 1961.