In the case of every child born alive after the commencement of this Act, the registration of whose birth is compulsory, it shall be the duty of the father and mother, and, in default of the father and mother, of the occupier of the house in which to his knowledge such child is born, and of each person present at the birth, and of the person having charge of such child, to register the birth within three months of the birth.

The registration of the birth of a child shall be compulsory if either one or both parents are of European or American origin or descent or, in the case of a child born out of wedlock and not recognized by its father, if the mother is of European or American origin or descent.

The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, extend, from a date to be named in the order, the provisions of this Act relating to the compulsory registration of births and deaths to all persons in
Tanzania of any particular race, class, tribe, or other group, or to all or some of the inhabitants of any
particular town, district, or other area, and from and after the said date the registration of births and
deaths shall, in such cases, be compulsory instead of being optional.

The Registrar-General shall, from time to time, furnish to every district registrar printed forms of certificates of cause of death by licensed and registered medical practitioners, and
every such registrar shall furnish such forms gratis to any such medical practitioner
residing or practising in such registrar's district.