Registration of birth or death on board a ship or aircraft
19(1)If a birth or death occurs on a vessel underway and the vessel’s first port of call after the birth or death is in the Province, the Registrar General may register the birth or death if he or she is satisfied as to the truth and sufficiency of the particulars received in respect of the birth or death.
19(2)If a birth or death occurs on an aircraft in flight and the aircraft’s first place of landing after the birth or death is in the Province, the Registrar General may register the birth or death if he or she is satisfied as to the truth and sufficiency of the particulars received in respect of the birth or death.
19(3)If the crew of a vessel recovers a body in the water and the vessel’s first port of call after the recovery is in the Province, the Registrar General may register the death if he or she is satisfied as to the truth and sufficiency of the particulars received in respect of the death.
1993, c.27, s.7; 1996, c.24, s.12; 2011, c.37, s.28