Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
11.
Informant to sign the register.-
Every
person who has orally given to the Registrar any information required under
this Act shall write in the register maintained in this behalf, his name,
description and place of abode, and, if he cannot write, shall put his thumb
mark in the register against his name, description and place of abode, the
particulars being in Such a case entered by the Registrar.