1.1 Non-discriminatory birth registration for all children
1.2 Birth and death registration compulsory by law
1.3 Unique identification Number (UIN)
2.1 Informants (who are mandated to sign the birth registration form)
2.2 Reporting Period
2.3 Registration Fees
2.4 Certification Fees
5.1 Specific provisions for children who are abandoned
5.2 Names of both birth and adoptive parents collected
5.3 Gametes recorded
5.4 Surrogate mother recorded
5.5 Intending parents recorded
5.6 Birth registered without the name of the father
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