Foundlings

(5) If the Solicitor General is not so satisfied he shall refer the matter to a magistrate, who, after giving the applicant an opportunity to be heard and hearing or receiving such evidence as he thinks fit, shall either– (a) dismiss the application; or (b) make a finding that the parents of the person who is the subject of the application have married each other subsequent to the birth of that person. (6) For the purpose of this section, the decision of the magistrate shall be final, but shall not prejudice the application or any other person in any subsequent proceedings of any nature. (7) If the magistrate makes a finding in accordance with paragraph (b) of sub-section (5), he shall so advise the Solicitor General, who shall thereupon direct that particulars of the birth of the person be registered under this Act in such manner as may be prescribed. (8) Whenever a copy of the entry as to the birth of any person, particulars of whose birth have been registered pursuant to this section, is required for any purpose, the Registrar or the Solicitor General, as the case may be, shall supply a copy of the entry made pursuant to this section instead of a copy of the original entry, if any, unless the applicant for the copy certifies, and the Registrar or Solicitor General is satisfied, that the copy of the original entry is material for the purpose for which it is required, Provided that the Solicitor General shall not register the birth of any such person in any case where information with a view to obtaining such re-registration is not furnished to him by both parents unless– (a) the name of a person acknowledging himself to be the father of the legitimated person has Registration of Births and Deaths[CAP. 157 17 been entered in the register in pursuance of section 13; (b) the paternity of the legitimated person has been established by declaration of paternity under section 40 of the Families and Children Act or otherwise by a decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; or CAP. 173. (c) a declaration of legitimacy of the legitimated person has been made under the Supreme Court of Judicature Act. CAP. 91. 16. Whenever any living new born child is found exposed in any district, any person finding such child, or any person in whose charge such child may be placed or be, shall forthwith give to the Registrar and to the officer in charge of the nearest police station such information as he possesses concerning the Schedule IV.