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V-3 - Vital Statistics Act

Section 3.1
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Powers regarding maintenance and disposal of registration forms
3.1(1)A registration form referred to in subsection 3(2) or any portion of it may be
(a) kept in paper form,
(b) kept in photographic film form,
(c) may be entered or recorded by any system of mechanical or electronic data processing or by any other information storage system that is capable of reproducing any required information in an accurate and intelligible paper form within a reasonable time, or
(d) kept simultaneously in two or more of the forms referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).
3.1(2)If a registration form or any portion of it is kept otherwise than in paper form, the Registrar General shall furnish copies or extracts required under this Act in an accurate and intelligible paper form.
3.1(3)A registration form or any portion of it that is kept in one form may be converted to any other form.
3.1(4)The Registrar General may destroy or otherwise dispose of a registration form or any portion of it kept in a form referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) at any time after the form or portion of the form has been converted to a form referred to in paragraph (1)(c).
3.1(5)A registration form or any portion of a registration form kept in a form referred to in paragraph (1)(c) shall be deemed to be the original registration form or portion of the original registration form, even if the registration form or portion is kept simultaneously in a form referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b).
2011, c.37, s.17
Powers regarding maintenance and disposal of registration forms
3.1(1)A registration form referred to in subsection 3(2) or any portion of it may be
(a) kept in paper form,
(b) kept in photographic film form,
(c) may be entered or recorded by any system of mechanical or electronic data processing or by any other information storage system that is capable of reproducing any required information in an accurate and intelligible paper form within a reasonable time, or
(d) kept simultaneously in two or more of the forms referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).
3.1(2)If a registration form or any portion of it is kept otherwise than in paper form, the Registrar General shall furnish copies or extracts required under this Act in an accurate and intelligible paper form.
3.1(3)A registration form or any portion of it that is kept in one form may be converted to any other form.
3.1(4)The Registrar General may destroy or otherwise dispose of a registration form or any portion of it kept in a form referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) at any time after the form or portion of the form has been converted to a form referred to in paragraph (1)(c).
3.1(5)A registration form or any portion of a registration form kept in a form referred to in paragraph (1)(c) shall be deemed to be the original registration form or portion of the original registration form, even if the registration form or portion is kept simultaneously in a form referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b).
2011, c.37, s.17