Cap. 16 Art. 276or by any other person.

Where notice of the birth is given by any person other than by any one of the parents of the child, or where such notice is given by the parents or any other person by means of a letter, the said officer shall, within the three next following days, require any one of the parents of the child, or both, to attend at his office to make the declaration respecting the said particulars:

Provided that in the case where such notice is given by electronic means by the parents of the child, the officer shall not require the parents to attend his office to make the declaration respecting the said particulars:

Provided further that, notwithstanding anything found in this article, the officer may, in any case as he deems fit, require the parents to attend his office.