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Amendment of section 19 of Act of 2004
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5. Section 19 of the Act of 2004 is amended—
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(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):
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“(1) Subject to the provisions of this Part, when a child is born in the State, it is the duty of—
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(a) the parents or, if one of the parents is dead, the surviving parent of the child, or
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(b) if both of the parents are dead or incapable through ill health of complying with this subsection, each other qualified informant, unless he or she reasonably believes that another qualified informant has complied with this subsection in relation to the birth,
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not later than 3 months from the date of the birth—
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(i) to attend before any registrar and there to—
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(I) give to the registrar, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, the required particulars of the birth and to furnish such evidence in his or her possession, or within his or her power to so furnish, relating to the required particulars of the birth as may be requested by the registrar, and
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(II) after the registrar has entered the required particulars in relation to the birth in the register, sign the register in the presence of the registrar,
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or
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(ii) to provide to an tArd-Chláraitheoir, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, the required particulars of the birth (together with such other information or documents relating to the required particulars as may be specified by an tArd-Chláraitheoir) by electronic means in such manner as an tArd-Chláraitheoir may specify.”,
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(b) by the deletion of subsection (1A),
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(c) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1A):
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“(1B) Subsection (1)(ii) shall only apply where the person required to provide the particulars, information or documents concerned has been issued with a public services card (within the meaning of the Act of 2005).”,
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(d) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (4):
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“(4) Where paragraph (i) of subsection (1) or, as the case may be, paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (3), has or have been complied with in relation to a birth, the registrar concerned shall register the birth in such manner as an tArd-Chláraitheoir may direct.”,
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and
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(e) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4):
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“(4A) Where paragraph (ii) of subsection (1) has been complied with in relation to a birth, the birth shall be registered in a manner specified by an tArd-Chláraitheoir.”.
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