2. Amendment of section 24 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act

Section 24 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act,

(Chapter 110) (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended in subsection (2) of that section, by the substitution for all the words from “every such declaration shall” to the words “the stamps shall be supplied by the declarant.” of the words “every such declaration shall be accompanied by a fee of rupees fifty or such other amount as may be prescribed by the Minister, which shall be paid by the declarant.”.