Act to consolidate the laws relating to the registration of births, marriages and deaths.
Archive record
Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act, Act No 81 of 1963

- Origin date
- October 1993
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act, Act No 81 of 1963 . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0113219
South African History Online (2016) ' Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act, Act No 81 of 1963 ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0113219 (Accessed: 24 July 2026).
South African History Online, Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act, Act No 81 of 1963 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0113219, (accessed 24 July 2026).
" Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act, Act No 81 of 1963 ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0113219. Accessed 24 July 2026.
South African History Online. " Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act, Act No 81 of 1963 ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0113219.
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