Cap. 16 Art. 282Signing of act.

(1) On the entry of the particulars concerning the birth of a child, the act shall be read to the person making the declaration of such particulars; it shall thereupon be signed by such person and then by the officer drawing up the act:

Provided that in the case that the said particulars are given by electronic means, this sub-article shall not apply.

(2) Where the person making the declaration states that he is unable to write, an entry of such fact shall be made by the side of the declarant’s name.