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TO PROVIDE FOR INFORMATION TO BE SENT BY ELECTRONIC MEANS TO\nFACILITATE REGISTRATION; AND FOR INCIDENTAL AND CONNECTED PURPOSES\nENACTED by the Legislature of the Cayman Islands.\n1.\nShort title\n1.\nThis Law may be cited as the Births and Deaths Registration (Amendment) Law,\n2020.\n2.\nAmendment of section 2 of the Births and Deaths Registration Law (2007\nRevision) - definitions\n2.\nThe Births and Deaths Registration Law (2007 Revision), in this Law referred to as\nthe \u201cprincipal Law\u201d, is amended in section 2 by inserting, in the appropriate\nalphabetical sequence, the following definitions \u2014\n\u201c \u201celectronic\u201d has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the\nElectronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision); and\n\u201celectronic record\u201d has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of\nthe Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision);\u201d.\n(Law 25 of 2020)\nI Assent,\nMartyn Roper\nGovernor\nDate: 7th day of July, 2020\n\nSection 4\nBirths and Deaths Registration (Amendment) Law, 2020\n\nPage 6\nLaw 25 of 2020\nc\n\n3.\nInsertion of section 12A - power to exempt a person from the requirement to\nsign\n3.\nThe principal Law is amended by inserting after section 12 the following section \u2014\n\u201cPower to exempt a person from the requirement to sign\n12A.\n(1)\nNotwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Law, the\nRegistrar-General may, subject to subsection (2) \u2014\n(a)\nexempt a person from the requirement to sign a form or\ncounterfoil under section 11 or subscribe the person\u2019s signature\nto the particulars on the certificate provided under section 12(1)\nfor the purpose of the registration of the birth of a child or the\nparticulars of the birth of a child; and\n(b) register the birth notwithstanding that the requirement to sign\nhas not been met.\n(2) Where the Registrar-General exempts a person from the requirement\nto sign a form or counterfoil under section 11 or subscribe the\nperson\u2019s signature to the particulars on the certificate provided under\nsection 12(1), the person shall, in the form and manner approved by\nthe Registrar-General (including by sending an electronic record by\nelectronic means to the email address provided by a Registrar) \u2014\n(a)\nconfirm that the particulars of the birth are to the best of the\nperson\u2019s knowledge and belief correct; and\n(b) provide the Registrar with a copy of the person\u2019s valid passport\nor, if the person does not hold or is not in possession of a valid\npassport, another valid photo identification approved by the\nRegistrar.\u201d.\n4.\nInsertion of section 69A - sending of information etc. by electronic means\n4.\nThe principal Law is amended by inserting after section 69 the following section \u2014\n\u201cSending of information etc. by electronic means\n69A.\n(1)\nNotwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Law, any\ninformation, particulars or other record required to be sent to the\nRegistrar-General, a Registrar or other person under this Law may be\nsent \u2014\n(a)\nby electronic means to the e-mail address provided by that\nperson; and\n(b) in the form of an electronic record.\n(2) The Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) shall apply in\nrespect of an electronic record sent under subsection (1).\n\nBirths and Deaths Registration (Amendment) Law, 2020\nSection 5\n\nc\nLaw 25 of 2020\nPage 7\n\n(3) In this section \u201csent\u201d includes delivered, furnished, given and\nprovided.\u201d.\n5.\nSavings and transitional\n5.\nNotwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Births and Deaths Registration\nLaw (2007 Revision), where a child was born in the Islands on or after 11th February,\n2020, and the particulars of the birth of the child have not been registered, the\nRegistrar may register the birth in accordance with the Births and Deaths Registration\nLaw (2007 Revision) as amended by this Law.\nPassed by the Legislative Assembly the 1st day of July, 2020.\nHon. 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