Social Welfare Act, 1952

Birth, marriage and death certificates.

50.—(1) Where, for the purposes of this Act, the age, marriage or death of any person is required to be proved by the production of a certificate of birth, marriage, or death, any person shall, on presenting a written requisition in such form and containing such particulars as may be directed by the Minister for Health and, on payment of the appointed fee, be entitled to obtain a certified copy of the entry of the birth, marriage, or death (as the case may be) of that person in the register of births, marriages, or deaths (as the case may be) under the hand of the registrar or superintendent registrar or other person having the custody thereof, and forms for such requisition shall on request be supplied without any charge by every registrar of births and deaths, and by every superintendent registrar or other person having the custody of the register.

(2) The Minister for Health may, with the consent of the Minister and of the Minister for Finance, by regulations appoint fees for the purposes of this section and different fees may be appointed for different certificates.