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The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886
Enactment Date: 08-03-1886
Act Year: 1886
Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
Department: Department of Home
Enforcement Date: 01-10-1888
Symbols, Records and Statistics
Short Title
The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886
Long Title
An Act to provide for the voluntary Registration of certain Births and Deaths, for the establishment of General Registry Offices for keeping Registers of certain Births, Deaths and Marriages, and for certain other purposes.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 08-03-1886
Act Year: 1886
Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
Department: Department of Home
Enforcement Date : 01-10-1888
Section 27
Crime: Willfully making or causing to be made any false statement in connection with any notice of a birth or death under this Act for purpose of being inserted in any register of births or deaths
The Census Act, 1948
Enactment Date: 03-09-1948
Act Year: 1948
Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
Department: Department of Home
Enforcement Date: 03-09-1948
Symbols, Records and Statistics
Short Title
The Census Act, 1948
Long Title
An Act to provide for certain matters in connection with the taking of census.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 03-09-1948
Act Year: 1948
Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
Department: Department of Home
Enforcement Date : 03-09-1948
Section 7H r/w Section 7C
Crime: Contravening any order made for requiring any person to provide information about requisitioned property for which compensation is to be decided.
Section 7H r/w Section 7A
Crime: Contravening any order made for requisition of any premises, vehicle, vessel or animal in connection with taking of a census.
Section 11(1)(h)
Crime: Trespassing into a census office.
Section 11(1)(g) r/w Section 10
Crime: Making a false return or failing to fill the schedule in respected of a dwelling house or any commercial or industrial establishment,
Section 11(1)(f)
Crime: Removing, obliterating, altering, or damaging any letters, marks or numbers which have been painted or affixed for the purposes of the census.
Section 11(1)(e) r/w Section 9
Crime: Refusing reasonable access to any house, enclosure, vessel or other place to the census-officers
Section 11(1)(d) r/w Section 8(2)
Crime: Refusing to answer to the best of their knowledge or belief to any question asked by a census-officer which a person is legally bound to answer
Section 11(1)(d) r/w Section 8(2)
Crime: Intentionally giving a false answer to the best of their knowledge or belief to any question asked by a census-officer which a person is legally bound to answer
Section 11(1)(ca) r/w Section 4A
Crime: Any local authority failing to provide staff to the Director of Census Operations for the performance of duties related to taking census
Section 11(1)(c)
Crime: Any sorter, compiler or other member of the census staff dealing with any census document in a manner likely to falsify or impair the tabulations of census results
Section 11(1)(c)
Crime: Any sorter, compiler or other member of the census staff removing, secreting, damaging or destroying any census document
Section 11(1)(b)
Crime: Census Officer knowingly making any false return
Section 11(1)(b)
Crime: Census Officer intentionally putting any offensive or improper question
Section 11(1)(b)
Crime: Census Officer disclosing any information received by means of, or for the purposes of, a census return, without the previous sanction of the Central Government or the State Government
Section 11(1)(aa)
Crime: Census-officer or any person lawfully required to give assistance towards the taking of census, neglecting to use due diligence in performing any duty imposed.
Section 11(1)(a)
Crime: Census-officer or any person lawfully required to give assistance towards the taking of census refusing to perform any duty imposed.
Section 11(1)(a)
Crime: Hindering or obstructing another person in performing any duty imposed under the Act.
The Collection of Statistics Act, 2008
Enactment Date: 07-01-2009
Act Year: 2009
Ministry: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Enforcement Date: 11-06-2010
Symbols, Records and Statistics
Short Title
The Collection of Statistics Act, 2008
Long Title
An Act to facilitate the collection of statistics on economic, demographic, social, scientific and environmental aspects, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 07-01-2009
Act Year: 2009
Ministry: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Enforcement Date : 11-06-2010
Section 22.
Crime: Committing an offence under this Act for which no penalty is prescribed elsewhere.
Section 20(c)
Crime: Person employed in the execution of any duty or functions under this Act, failing to keep inviolate the secrecy of the information gathered or entered in the information schedules collected under the Act.
Section 20(c)
Crime: Person employed in the execution of any duty or functions under this Act, divulging the contents of any schedule filled in or any information furnished by any informant under this Act in contravention of the Act
Section 20(a)
Crime: Person employed in the execution of any duty or functions under this Act, omitting without lawful excuse to carry out their duty
Section 20(a)
Crime: Person employed in the execution of any duty or functions under this Act, knowingly making any false declaration, statement or return.
Section 19(a)
Crime: Contravening or failing to comply with any provision of this Act or any requirement imposed under this Act
Section 21.
Crime: Pretending to be authorised to collect statistics when they are not.
Section 20(b)
Crime: Person employed in the execution of any duty or functions under this Act, pretending performance of their duties
Section 20(b)
Crime: Person employed in the execution of any duty or functions under this Act, obtaining or seeking to obtain information which they are not authorised to obtain
Section 19(b)
Crime: Wilfully deceiving or attempting to deceive any statistics officer or any agency or any employee
Section 18.
Crime: Interfering with, hindering, or obstructing any employee in the exercise of any power or duty conferred by this Act
Section 17.
Crime: Wilfully destroying, defacing, or mutilating any information schedule, form, or other document containing particulars collected under this Act.
Section 17.
Crime: Wilfully removing any information schedule, form, or other document containing particulars collected under this Act.
Section 17.
Crime: Requesting any information schedule, form, or other document containing particulars collected under this Act.
Section 16.
Crime: Wilfully making any false or misleading statement in any information schedule or return filled in or supplied, or in answer to any question asked to him under this Act
Section 16
Crime: Wilfully making any material omission in any information schedule or return filled in or supplied, or in answer to any question asked to him under this Act
Section 15
Crime: Failing to produce any books of accounts, vouchers, documents or other business records
Section 15
Crime: Neglecting or refusing to fill in and supply the particulars required in any information schedule or return
Section 15
Crime: Neglecting or refusing to answer any question or inquiry addressed to them as may be required under this Act
The Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950
Enactment Date: 01-03-1950
Act Year: 1950
Ministry: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Department: Department of Consumer Affairs
Enforcement Date: 01-09-1950
Symbols, Records and Statistics
Short Title
The Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950
Long Title
An Act to prevent the improper use of certain emblems and names for professional and commercial purposes.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 01-03-1950
Act Year: 1950
Ministry: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Department: Department of Consumer Affairs
Enforcement Date : 01-09-1950
Section 5.
Crime: Using or continuing to use any for any trade, business, calling or profession, or in the title of any patent, or in any trade mark or design, any name or emblem specified in the Schedule or any colourable imitation thereof without prior permission of the Central Government or its authorised officer.
The Public Records Act, 1993
Enactment Date: 21-12-1993
Act Year: 1993
Ministry: Ministry of Culture
Enforcement Date: 01-03-1995
Symbols, Records and Statistics
Short Title
The Public Records Act, 1993
Long Title
An Act to regulate the management, administration and preservation of public records of the Central Government, Union territory Administrations, public sector undertakings, statutory bodies and corporations, commissions and committees constituted by the Central Government or a Union territory Administration and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 21-12-1993
Act Year: 1993
Ministry: Ministry of Culture
Enforcement Date : 01-03-1995
Section 9 r/w Section 8(2)
Crime: Destroying any record created before the year 1892 except where the Director General or the head of the Archives opines that it is so defaced or is in such condition that it cannot be put to any archival use.
Section 9 r/w Section 8(1)
Crime: Destroying or otherwise disposing public records except in such manner and subject to such conditions as prescribed.
Section 9 r/w Section 4
Crime: Taking or causing to be taken out of India any public records without the prior approval of the Central Government.
The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
Enactment Date: 31-05-1969
Act Year: 1969
Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
Department: Department of Home
Enforcement Date: 01-10-1970
Symbols, Records and Statistics
Short Title
The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
Long Title
An Act to provide for the regulation of registration of births and deaths and for matters connected therewith.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 31-05-1969
Act Year: 1969
Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
Department: Department of Home
Enforcement Date : 01-10-1970
Section 23(4)
Crime: Contravening any provision of this Act for which no penalty is provided, without reasonable cause.
Section 23(3) r/w Section 10(3)
Crime: Medical practitioner neglecting or refusing to provide or issue a certificate of the cause of death free of charge when the person was attended by the medical practitioner and death occurs in any place other than a medical institute.
Section 23(3) r/w Section 10(2)
Crime: Medical Institute neglecting or refusing to provide or issue a certificate of the cause of death free of charge when death occurs in the medical institute.
Section 23(3)
Crime: Neglecting or refusing to deliver a certificate issued by the medical institute or practitioner to the Registrar.
Section 23(2)
Crime: Registrar or Sub-Registrar neglecting or refusing without reasonable cause to register any birth or death occurring in their jurisdiction.
Section 23(2)
Crime: Registrar or Sub-Registrar neglecting or refusing to give a cerficate of registration of births or death to the informant.
Section 23(2)
Crime: Registrar or Sub-Registrar neglecting or refusing to submit any returns regarding the entries of births and deaths in the register kept by them.
Section 23(1A)(c) r/w Section 8(1)(e)
Crime: Headman or corresponding officer in a village or local officer in-charge of police station in other areas refusing to write their name, description and place of abode or to put their thumb mark in the register of births and deaths with respect to new-born child or dead body found deserted.
Section 23(1A)(c) r/w Section 8(1)(dc)
Crime: Person in-charge of surrogacy clinic refusing to write their name, description and place of abode or to put their thumb mark in the register of births and deaths with respect to birth of a child through surrogacy.
Section 23(1A)(c) r/w Section 8(1)(db)
Crime: Person in-charge or caretaker of child care institution refusing to write their name, description and place of abode or to put their thumb mark in the register of births and deaths ith respect to an orphan, abandoned, or surrendered child.
Section 23(1A)(c) r/w Section 8(1)(da)
Crime: Person in-charge of Specialised Adoption Agency refusing to write their name, description and place of abode or to put their thumb mark in the register of births and deaths with respect to a child taken on adoption from the Agency.
Section 23(1A)(c) r/w Section 8(1)(d)
Crime: Person in-charge refusing to write their name, description and place of abode or to put their thumb mark in the register of births and deaths in case of a birth or death in a choultry, chattram, tavern, barrack, public resort etc.
Section 23(1A)(c) r/w Section 8(1)(c)
Crime: Jailor in charge refusing to write their name, description and place of abode or to put their thumb mark in the register of births and deaths in the case of births and deaths in jail.
Section 23(1A)(c) r/w Section 8(1)(b)
Crime: Medical officer in charge or any person authorised by them refusing to write their name, description and place of abode or to put their thumb mark in the register of births and deaths with respect to births and deaths in a hospital, health centre, maternity home, nursing home etc.
Section 23(1A)(b) r/w Section 8(1)(e)
Crime: Headman or corresponding officer in a village or local officer in-charge of police station in other areas giving or causing to give any false information for the purpose of being inserted in any register of births and deaths with respect to new-born child or dead body found deserted.
Section 23(1A)(b) r/w Section 8(1)(dc)
Crime: Person in-charge of surrogacy clinic giving or causing to give any false information for the purpose of being inserted in any register of births and deaths with respect to birth of a child through surrogacy.
Section 23(1A)(b) r/w Section 8(1)(db)
Crime: Person in-charge or caretaker of child care institution giving or causing to give any false information for the purpose of being inserted in any register of births and deaths with respect to an orphan, abandoned, or surrendered child.
Section 23(1A)(b) r/w Section 8(1)(da)
Crime: Person in-charge of Specialised Adoption Agency giving or causing to give any false information for the purpose of being inserted in any register of births and deaths with respect to a child taken on adoption from the Agency.
Section 23(1A)(b) r/w Section 8(1)(d)
Crime: Person in-charge giving or causing to give any false information for the purpose of being inserted in any register of births and deaths in case of a birth or death in a choultry, chattram, tavern, barrack, public resort etc.
Section 23(1A)(b) r/w Section 8(1)(c)
Crime: Jailor in charge giving or causing to give any false information for the purpose of being inserted in any register of births and deaths in the case of births and deaths in jail.
Section 23(1A)(b) r/w Section 8(1)(b)
Crime: Medical officer in charge or any person authorised giving or causing to give any false information for the purpose of being inserted in any register of births and deaths with respect to births and deaths in a hospital, health centre, maternity home, nursing home etc.
Section 23(1A)(a) r/w Section 8(1)(e)
Crime: Headman or corresponding officer in a village or local officer in-charge of police station in other areas failing without reasonable cause to give any information with respect to births and deaths in the case of new-born child or dead body found deserted.
Section 23(1A)(a) r/w Section 8(1)(dc)
Crime: Person in-charge of surrogacy clinic failing without reasonable cause to give any information with respect to births and deaths in the case of birth of a child through surrogacy.
Section 23(1A)(a) r/w Section 8(1)(db)
Crime: Person in-charge or caretaker of child care institution failing without reasonable cause to give any information with respect to births and deaths in the case of an orphan, abandoned, or surrendered child.
Section 23(1A)(a) r/w Section 8(1)(da)
Crime: Person in-charge of Specialised Adoption Agency failing without reasonable cause to give any information with respect to births and deaths in the case of a child taken on adoption from the Agency.
Section 23(1A)(a) r/w Section 8(1)(d)
Crime: Person in-charge failing without reasonable cause to give any information required to register births and deaths in respect of births and deaths in a choultry, chattram, tavern, barrack, public resort etc.
Section 23(1A)(a) r/w Section 8(1)(c)
Crime: Jailor in charge failing without reasonable cause to give any information with respect to births and deaths in a jail.
Section 23(1A)(a) r/w Section 8(1)(b)
Crime: Medical officer in charge or any person authorised failing without reasonable cause to give any information with respect to births and deaths in a hospital, health centre, maternity home, nursing home etc.
Section 23(1)(c)
Crime: Refusing to write their name, description and place of abode or to put their thumb mark or signature in the register of births and deaths.
Section 23(1)(b)
Crime: Giving or causing to give any false information for the purpose of being inserted in any register of births and deaths.
Section 23(1)(a) r/w Section 8, Section 9
Crime: Failing to give any information required to register births and deaths when it is their duty under this Act, without reasonable cause.
Section 23(4A)
Crime: Medical officer, jailor, person in-charge of choultry, chattram, tavern etc, Specialised Adoption agency, child-care institute, surrogacy clinic or headman or corresponding officer in a village or local officer in-charge of police station in other areas contravening any provision of this Act for which no penalty is provided.
The State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005
Enactment Date: 20-12-2005
Act Year: 2005
Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
Department: Department of States
Enforcement Date: 12-09-2007
Symbols, Records and Statistics
Short Title
The State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005
Long Title
An Act to prohibit the improper use of State Emblem of India for professional and commercial purpose and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 20-12-2005
Act Year: 2005
Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs
Department: Department of States
Enforcement Date : 12-09-2007
Section 7(2) r/w Section 4
Crime: Using the emblem for any trade, business, calling or profession or in the title of any patent, or in any trade mark or design for any wrongful gain.
Section 7(1) r/w Section 3
Crime: Using the emblem or any imitation of it in any manner which tends to create an impression that it relates to the Government or is an official document of the Central or the State Government, without the previous permission of the Central Government or its authorised officer.