NATIONAL REGISTRATION: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

INDEX TO SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

National Registration Regulations

NATIONAL REGISTRATION REGULATIONS

(under section 23)

(12th June, 1987)

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

REGULATION

    1.    Citation

    2.    Application for registration

    3.    Forms of identity cards

    4.    Form of affidavit

    5.    Fee to be levied on duplicate of identity card

        SCHEDULES

S.I. 72, 1987,
S.I. 38, 1993,
S.I. 68, 1997,
S.I. 82, 1998,
S.I. 98, 2010,
S.I. 41, 2011,
S.I. 17, 2013.

1.    Citation

    These Regulations may be cited as the National Registration Regulations.

2.    Application for registration

    An application for registration shall be made in the form set out in the First Schedule hereto, to the registrar appointed under section 3 of the Act for the area in which the applicant ordinarily resides.

3.    Forms of identity cards

    An applicant who has fulfilled all the requirements for the issue of an identity card shall be issued with an identity card laminated and measuring 65mm by 95mm which shall contain the following particulars relating to the holder—

    (a)    on the face of the card—

        (i)    a recent photograph;

        (ii)    an identity card number;

        (iii)    surname and forenames;

        (iv)    date and place of birth; and

        (v)    signature; and

    (b)    the reverse side of the card shall contain—

        (i)    the thumbprint of the holder;

        (ii)    the nationality of the holder;

        (iii)    the sex of the holder;

        (iv)    the colour of the holder’s eyes;

        (v)    the date of expiry of the identity card;

        (vi)    the place of application for registration; and

        (vii)    the signature of the registrar.

4.    Form of affidavit

    The affidavit that may be required from a person who reports the loss, damage or destruction of his identity card shall be in the form set out in the Second Schedule hereto.

5.    Fee to be levied on duplicate of identity card

    (1) Subject to subregulation (2), any person to whom a duplicate identity card is issued shall be required to pay a fee of P110 for such card.

    (2) Where a person can sufficiently show that the loss, damage or destruction of the identity card was not a result of the person’s negligence or carelessness, but was due to circumstances beyond his control, such person shall be required to pay a fee of P5 for the duplicate card to be provided.

    (3) Any person who falsely declares in an affidavit that he has lost his identity card, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding P2 000, or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years, or to both.

SCHEDULE 1

(reg. 2)

SCHEDULE 2

(reg. 4)

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