Declaration and Notification

Sri Lanka Legal Analysis

The Gram Niladhari  (GN) (a public servant who oversees a village) performs various functions in the administrative regime. Section 46 of the BDRA says the GN must inform himself of all births (and deaths) in his jurisdiction and report to Registrar in Form U (Birth report) within 7 days. In practice, the GN complete form B23 and gives a copy to the family, who then submits the copy with a completed CR1 form to the Registrar. Section 20 also states that births on estates (out of health facility) must be reported to superintendent of estate and not to the registrar by informants under Section 15. For estate births, the suprerintendent of estate becomes informant for birth registration to the District Registrar and not the registrar of division. 

Sri Lanka Legal Analysis

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Sri Lanka Legal Analysis

In the case of community births or births occuring outside a health facility, the family must go to the Gram Niladhari (GN) who completes Form B23 and the family takes form B23 and CR1 (see above) to registrar to register birth.

Sri Lanka Legal Analysis

While the BDRA does not assign a formal role to the health sector, a Ministry of Health circular issued in 2015 instructed all directors of health facilities to facilitate birth registration. Under this circular, the heads of health facilities are  required to fill in a form (B148) with details of the birth (date, place, name, sex, weight and other data) and submit it to the Registrar. However, in practice, the B148 is filled in by hospitals and handed over to the family which, together with a form CR1 (filled out by family), submits both forms to the registrar of division for birth registration. 

Sri Lanka Legal Analysis

The primary informants for all births (regardless of whether they occur inside or outside health facilities) are the mother and the father. If parents are unable "by reason of death, illness, absence, or other inability recognized by the Registrar-General", the law assigns the role of informants to the "occupier of the house or building where the child was born, each person present at birth and the person having charge of the child".

Sri Lanka Legal Analysis

The primary informants for all births (regardless of whether they occur inside or outside health facilities) are the mother and the father. If parents are unable "by reason of death, illness, absence, or other inability recognized by the Registrar-General", the law assigns the role of informants to the "occupier of the house or building where the child was born, each person present at birth and the person having charge of the child". The duty to be informed of all births that occur in a division, lies also with the registrar of division under Section 10 though a registrar of division is not designated primary informant for births.

Sri Lanka Legal Analysis

The Gram Niladhari  (GN) (a public servant who oversees a village) performs various functions in the administrative regime. Section 46 of the BDRA says the GN must inform himself of all births (and deaths) in his jurisdiction and report to Registrar in Form U (Birth report) within 7 days. In practice, the GN complete form B23 and gives a copy to the family, who then submits the copy with a completed CR1 form to the Registrar. Section 20 also states that births on estates (out of health facility) must be reported to superintendent of estate and not to the registrar by informants under Section 15. For estate births, the suprerintendent of estate becomes informant for birth registration to the District Registrar and not the registrar of division. 

Sri Lanka Legal Analysis

N/A

Sri Lanka Legal Analysis

In the case of community births or births occuring outside a health facility, the family must go to the Gram Niladhari (GN) who completes Form B23 and the family takes form B23 and CR1 (see above) to registrar to register birth.

Sri Lanka Legal Analysis

While the BDRA does not assign a formal role to the health sector, a Ministry of Health circular issued in 2015 instructed all directors of health facilities to facilitate birth registration. Under this circular, the heads of health facilities are  required to fill in a form (B148) with details of the birth (date, place, name, sex, weight and other data) and submit it to the Registrar. However, in practice, the B148 is filled in by hospitals and handed over to the family which, together with a form CR1 (filled out by family), submits both forms to the registrar of division for birth registration. 

Sri Lanka Legal Analysis

The primary informants for all births (regardless of whether they occur inside or outside health facilities) are the mother and the father. If parents are unable "by reason of death, illness, absence, or other inability recognized by the Registrar-General", the law assigns the role of informants to the "occupier of the house or building where the child was born, each person present at birth and the person having charge of the child".

Sri Lanka Legal Analysis

The primary informants for all births (regardless of whether they occur inside or outside health facilities) are the mother and the father. If parents are unable "by reason of death, illness, absence, or other inability recognized by the Registrar-General", the law assigns the role of informants to the "occupier of the house or building where the child was born, each person present at birth and the person having charge of the child". The duty to be informed of all births that occur in a division, lies also with the registrar of division under Section 10 though a registrar of division is not designated primary informant for births.

Sri Lanka Legal Analysis

The Gram Niladhari  (GN) (a public servant who oversees a village) performs various functions in the administrative regime. Section 46 of the BDRA says the GN must inform himself of all births (and deaths) in his jurisdiction and report to Registrar in Form U (Birth report) within 7 days. In practice, the GN complete form B23 and gives a copy to the family, who then submits the copy with a completed CR1 form to the Registrar. Section 20 also states that births on estates (out of health facility) must be reported to superintendent of estate and not to the registrar by informants under Section 15. For estate births, the suprerintendent of estate becomes informant for birth registration to the District Registrar and not the registrar of division. 

Sri Lanka Legal Analysis

N/A

Sri Lanka Legal Analysis

In the case of community births or births occuring outside a health facility, the family must go to the Gram Niladhari (GN) who completes Form B23 and the family takes form B23 and CR1 (see above) to registrar to register birth.

Sri Lanka Legal Analysis

While the BDRA does not assign a formal role to the health sector, a Ministry of Health circular issued in 2015 instructed all directors of health facilities to facilitate birth registration. Under this circular, the heads of health facilities are  required to fill in a form (B148) with details of the birth (date, place, name, sex, weight and other data) and submit it to the Registrar. However, in practice, the B148 is filled in by hospitals and handed over to the family which, together with a form CR1 (filled out by family), submits both forms to the registrar of division for birth registration. 

Sri Lanka Legal Analysis

The primary informants for all births (regardless of whether they occur inside or outside health facilities) are the mother and the father. If parents are unable "by reason of death, illness, absence, or other inability recognized by the Registrar-General", the law assigns the role of informants to the "occupier of the house or building where the child was born, each person present at birth and the person having charge of the child".

Sri Lanka Legal Analysis

The primary informants for all births (regardless of whether they occur inside or outside health facilities) are the mother and the father. If parents are unable "by reason of death, illness, absence, or other inability recognized by the Registrar-General", the law assigns the role of informants to the "occupier of the house or building where the child was born, each person present at birth and the person having charge of the child". The duty to be informed of all births that occur in a division, lies also with the registrar of division under Section 10 though a registrar of division is not designated primary informant for births.