Father’s particulars

Where the birth of any child whose parents were not married to each other at the time of the child’s birth is registered pursuant to section 10, the name of or any other particulars relating to the father shall not be entered in the register unless the Solicitor General or the Registrar of the district is satisfied that– (a) the parents of the child were married to each other either at the time of his conception or after his conception and before his birth; or (b) a declaration of paternity in respect of the child has been made by the Supreme Court or the father has assumed guardianship under section 15 or 16 of the Families and Children Act, or both the and the acknowledging himself to be the father of the child consent to the entry, CAP. 173. Provided that, in the last mentioned case, if the mother is dead or cannot be found, the consent of the father alone shall be sufficient. Registration of Births and Deaths[CAP. 157 15