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BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES
REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) ACT 1991
No. 11 of 1991
AN ACT TO AMEND THE BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES
REGISTRATION ACT
I assent,
TAUFA'AHAU TUPOU IV
25th October 1991
[5th August, 1991]
BE IT ENACTED by the King and Legislative Assembly of Tonga in the Legislature
of the Kingdom as follows:
1.
(1) This Act may be cited as the Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registration (Amendment) Act 1991.
(2) The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, as amended, is
in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
2. Section 19 of the Principal Act is amended by deleting the words “register
of marriages” and substituting the words “registers of births, deaths and
marriages”.
3. The Principal Act is amended by adding a new Section 19A as follows:
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“19A (1) Every certified copy of an entry of a birth under section 19 of
this Act shall be in either or both Forms J-84 and J-84A prescribed in
Schedule 5.
(2) Every such certified copy shall be deemed to be a true copy of
particulars compiled from the original entry in the register.
(3) Every certified copy of an entry of death under section 19 of this
Act shall be in the Form prescribed in Schedule 6.
(4) Every certified copy of a marriage certificate shall be in Form J-31
prescribed in Schedule 7.”
4. The Principal Act is amended —
(a) by inserting the following new schedules immediately after
Schedule 4:
“Schedule 5
(Section 19A)
FORM J-84
TATAU MO'ONI 'O HA LESISITA FA'ELE
J-84
TRUE COPY OF BIRTH REGISTRATION
Hingoa e
Tamasi'i
Fa'ele'i 'i
fe
Fa'ele'i
'anefe
Tangata pe
Fefine Tamai
Fa'ele'i 'i
fe.
Fa'e Fa'ele'i 'i fe.
Tamasi'i mali
pe 'ikai
Tohinima 'o
e Lesisita
Name of
Child
Place of
Birth
Date of
Birth Sex.
Father's
Name
Place of
Birth
Mother's
Name
Place of
Birth
Legitimate or
Illegitimate
By whom
Registered
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'Oku au fakamo'oni 'eni ko e ngaahi me'a kuo tohi 'i 'olunga ko e tatau mo'oni ia 'o e me'a 'oku
tu'u 'i he Lesisita Fa'ele ki he
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of particulars contained in the Birth Register for
the District of ..................for the year .........
vahe foaua 'o....................ki he ta'u ................
Vakai he'eku tohinima hingoa mo e sila 'o e Fakamaau'anga..................
Witness my hand and the seal of the ........................Court
na'e fai 'i he.................. 'o e mahina ko......................19........
dated the .................of the month of ................19......
Vahe Fonua 'o ..........................................
District of ..................................................
Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, TONGA.
Fai-Lesisita 'o e Fa'ele, Pekia mo e Mali, TONGA
FORM J-84A
TATAU 'O HA LESISITA FA'ELE
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
Hingoa 'o e Tamasi'i
Name of child
Fa'ele'i 'i fe
Place of Birth
Fa'ele'i 'anefe
Date of Birth
Tangata pe Fefine
Sex
'Oku ou fakamo'oni 'eni ko e ngaahi me'a kuo tohi 'i 'olunga na'e fakama'opo'opo ia mei ha tohi
kuo fakahu ki ha Lesisita 'a is 'oku ou tauhi.
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I hereby certify that the above particulars have been compiled from an entry in a Register in my
custody.
Vakai ki he'eku tohinima hingoa mo e sila 'o e Fakamaau'anga................................................
Witness my hand and the seal of the ........................................................... Court.
na'e fai 'i he.................. 'o e mahina ko......................19........
dated the ................ month of ....................... 19......
Vahe Fonua 'o ....................
District of .........................
Fai-Lesisita 'o e Fa'ele, Pekia mo e Mali, TONGA
Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, TONGA.
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Schedule 6
(Section 19A(3)
TATAU MO'ONI 'O HA LESISITA PEKIA.
TRUE COPY OF DEATH REGISTRATION
Hingoa 'o e
Pekia. Na'e Pekia 'i fe
Pekia
'anefe.
Tangata
pe Fefine Tamai
Faele'i 'i
fe Fa'e Fa'ele'i 'i fe
Tohinima 'o e
Lesisita
Name of
Deceased.
Where Death
Occurred.
Date of
Death. Sex.
Father's
Name.
Place of
Birth.
Mother's
Name.
Place of
Birth.
By whom
Registered.
'Oku an fakamo'oni 'eni ko e ngaahi 'a kuo tohi 'i 'olunga ko e tatau mo'oni to 'o e me'a 'oku tu'u
'i he Lesisita Pekia ki he
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of particulars contained in the Death Register
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vahe foaua 'o.................................... ki he ta'u ...................
for the District of...................... for the year .............
Vakai he'eku tohinima hingoa mo e sila 'o e Fakamaau'anga.................. na'e fai 'i he..................
'o e mahina ko......................19...........
Witness my hand and the seal of the ............................ Court dated the ..................... of the
month of ................................19.........
Fai-Lesisita 'o e Fa'ele, Pekia mo e Mali, TONGA
Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, TONGA.
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Schedule 7
(Section 19A(4))
J-31
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
(Ko e Tohi Fakamo'oni Mali)
A No
District of
Vahe 'o ................................................
I ......................................................................................................... a Minister of
KO AU .......................................................................................................... ko e Faifekau 'o e
Church .................................... ......I hereby certify that I solemnized today the Marriage
Siasi ............................................................ 'oku ou fakamo'oni kuo u fai 'a e Mali he 'aho ni
Of (Groom) of
'a e Tangata ko .................................................... mei ........................................................
and (Bride) of
mo e Fefine ko .................................................... mei .........................................................
Remark
Ko e fakamatala
Groom
Tangata
Bride
Fefine
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Age
Kuo fiha ta'u ..................................................
Widow, Widower or Bachelor, Spinster
Uitou pe te'eki ai Mali .....................................
Place of birth
Fonua na'e fa'ele'i ai ........................................
Occupation
Lakanga ngaue .................................................
Place of Residence
Kolo 'oku nofo ai .............................................
Father's Name
Hingoa 'o e Tamai ...........................................
Father's Occupation
Lakanga ngaue 'o e Tamai ..............................
Mother's Maiden Name
Hingoa 'o e fa'e 'i he te'eki ai ke Mali
Solemnized on of 19
Na'e fai 'i hono ............................ 'o e 'aho 'o ................................... 19..........
Signature of the Munster who solemnized the marriage
Tohinima 'a e Faifekau na'a ne fai 'a e Mali ....................................................
Signature of Bridegroom }
Tohinima 'a e Tangata Mali } ...............................................
Signature of Bride }
Tohinima 'a e Fefine Mali } ...............................................
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Signatures of the two Witnesses {.............................................
Tohinima 'a e ongo Fakamo'oni {.............................................”.
(b) by inserting the following schedules immediately
after……… Schedule 2 in the Tongan version only:
“Tepile 3
(Kupu 3(3))
Form VS3
BIRTH AND DEATH INFORMATION SLIP
FAKAMATALA FA'ELE MO E PEKIA
VILLAGE ........................................ DISTRICT ............................. DATE ......................
KOLO VAHEFONUA 'AHO
HEAD OF
HOUSEHOLD
'ULUMOTU'A 'O E
FAMILI
BIRTH
FA'ELE
DEATH
PEKIA
NAME
HINGOA
ADDRESS
TU'ASILA
NAME AND
AGE OF
MOTHER
HINGOA MO
E TA'U 'O E
FA'E
DATE OF
BIRTH
AHO 'O E
FA'ELE
LIVE OR
STILL
MO'UI PE
MATE
NAME OF
DECEASED
HINGOA 'OE
PEKIA
DATE OF
DEATH
AHO 'O E
PEKIA
CERTIFICATE
ISSUED*
YES/NO
* OATU HA TOHI
FAKAMO'ONI
IO/'IKAI
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REPORTED BY * TO BE COMPLETED BY THE SUB-REGISTRAR
FAKAHA 'E * KE FAKAHOKO 'E HE FAILESISITA TOKONI.
NAME AND DESIGNATION
HINGOA MO E LAKANGA
SIGNATURE
FAKAMO'ONI HINGOA.
ACTION TAKEN BY REGISTRAR
NGAUE 'E FAI 'E HE FAILESISITA
Tepile 4
(Kupu 4)
Ko e hokohoko 'eni 'o e ngaahi motu 'e ngaue'aki ai 'a e ngaahi tu'utu'uni 'o e Kupu 4 'o e Lao ni.
'Ou fakakulupu 'a e ngaahi motu ki he ngaahi vahe:
VAHE LULUNGA
(1) FOTUHA'A (2) KOTU (3) HA'AFEVA
(4) MATUKU (5) TUNGUA (6) 'O'UA
(7) TOFUA
VAHE HA'ANO
(1) MO'UNGA'ONE
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VAHE NOMUKA
(1) NOMUKA (2) MANGO (3) FONOIFUA
VAHE NIUAFO'OU
(1) 'ESIA (2) KOLOFO'OU (3) SAPA'ATA
(4) FATA'ULUA (5) MATA'AHO (6) MU'A
(7) TONGAMAMA'O (8) PETANI”.
Passed in the Legislative Assembly this 5th day of August 1991.
