THE CHITTAGONG HILL-TRACTS LAWS REGULATION, 1946

A Regulation to apply the Bengal Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1873, to the Chittagong Hill-tracts. WHEREAS it is expedient to apply the Bengal Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1873, to the Chittagong Hill-tracts; It is hereby enacted as follows:-

Section 1. Short title

This Regulation may be called the Chittagong Hill- tracts Laws Regulations, 1946.

Section 2. Application of Bengal Act IV of 1873 to the Chittagong Hill- tracts

The Bengal Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1873, with the exception of section 11 of the said Act, shall apply to the Chittagong Hill-tracts subject to the following modifications, namely:-

(1) for section 1 of the said Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:-

Power to direct registration of births and deaths in the Chittagong Hill- tracts

“1. The  [Government] may, at any time, by a notification published in the Official Gazette, direct that all births and deaths occurring within the Chittagong Hill-tracts after a certain date to be named in such notification shall be registered”;

(2) in section 2 of the said Act-

Mauza headmen to obtain particulars and to report on registrar

(3) in section 6 of the said Act-

“The headman of every mauza or where there is no headman, such person as the Magistrate may appoint, shall be required to report every birth or death occurring within the mauza to such registrar and at such periods as the Magistrate may direct”, and

(4) in section 7 of the said Act-

    (i) for the words “within such area” the words “within the Chittagong Hill-tracts” shall be substituted,

    (ii) after the words “personally or in writing to” the words “the headman of the mauza or to” shall be inserted, and

    (iii) for the words “chaukidar or other village watchman” the words “Karbari of the Para” shall be substituted, and

“The Karbari of a para shall report any birth in his para to the headman of the mauza within which the para is situated within eight days next after the day of such birth.

When the headman receives a report under this section, he shall, within thirty days of the receipt of such report, give information of such birth to the registrar of the district.”;

(5) in section 8 of the said Act-

    (i) for the words “within such area” the words “within the Chittagong Hill-tracts” shall be substituted,

    (ii) after the words “either personally or in writing to” the words “the headman of the mauza or to” shall be inserted,, and

    (iii) for the words “chaukider or other village watchman” the words “karbari of the para” shall be substituted, and

“The Karbari of a para shall report any death in his para to the headman of the mauza within the para is situated within eight days next after the day of such death.

When the headman receives a report under this section, he shall within thirty days of the receipt of such report give information of such death to the registrar of the district”.