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41 of 1986
The Marriages, Births and Deaths Amendment Act 41 of 1986 intends:
- to amend the Marriage Act, 1961, so as to delete certain provisions relating to Blacks;
- to amend the Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act, 1963 [repealed in January 1992], so as
- to provide that certain incumbents shall be ex officio registrars of births and deaths;
- to delete certain provisions relating to Blacks;
- to bring the provisions relating to the registration of births of South African citizens which took place abroad into line with the provisions of the South African Citizenship Act, 1949;
- to provide that births which took place in a magisterial district other than that in which the parents in question reside, may also be reported to the magistrate of the latter district or to the regional representative in question;
- to define a "name" for the purpose of the registration of births;
- to proyide that the natural father of an illegitimate child may grant consent that the child be registered under his surname; and
- to provide for incidental matters.
Commencement
23 April 2022
