37(1)Whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the Registrar General that an error has occurred in the registration of a stillbirth, birth, marriage or death, he shall make the necessary correction in the registration of such stillbirth, birth, marriage or death, date and initial it without obliteration of the original entry and the Registrar General may require any person whose duty it is to furnish information for the proper registration of a birth, marriage or death to furnish such further information as may be considered necessary to make the record complete and satisfactory.

37(2)If, after the correction of an error, application is made for a certificate, the certificate shall be prepared as if the registration had been made containing the correct particulars at the time of registration.