(1) Within 36 hours of the birth of any child or still-birth, the following persons shall give or cause to be given to the Chief Medical Officer notice of the birth of the child or still-birth—
(a) the person in charge of an hospital or other institution in which the mother is confined;
(b) the doctor, nurse or other person performing midwifery services for the mother at the time of delivery or within 6 hours thereafter, where delivery does not take place at an hospital or other similar institution.
(Amended by S.I. 29/2020)
(2) The notice required to be given by subregulation (1) shall be in such form as the Chief Medical Officer may prescribe and shall state—
(a) the day of birth of the child and whether such birth was a live birth or still-birth;
(b) the sex of the child; and
(c) the name and place of ordinary residence of mother.
(3) A person who fails to comply with this regulation commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $250. (Amended by S.I. 29/2020)
(4) Despite subregulation (3), a person shall not be convicted for failing to comply with this regulation if he or she satisfies the court that he or she has a reasonable excuse for such failure.