Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1936

Liability of local authorities for certain expenses.

2.—(1) Every superintendent registrar, assistant superintendent registrar, registrar, and assistant registrar who is required by section 28 of the Registration of Births and Deaths (Ireland) Act, 1863, to cause the matters mentioned in that section to be placed on some conspicuous place on or near the outer door of his dwelling-house or known place of business shall comply with that provision of the said section by—

(a) procuring and maintaining a board of suitable size and having the said matters painted thereon, and

(b) causing such board so painted as aforesaid to be placed and kept in some such conspicuous place as is mentioned in the said section.

(2) All expenses necessarily and properly incurred after the passing of this Act by a superintendent registrar, assistant superintendent registrar, registrar, or assistant registrar in complying in the manner appointed by this section with the relevant provision of section 28 of the Registration of Births and Deaths (Ireland) Act, 1863, shall be repaid on demand to such superintendent registrar, assistant superintendent registrar, registrar or assistant registrar (as the case may be) by the local authority.