Section 36, The National Civil Registration Act, 2016

(1) An entry in the Register of Births or the Register of Deaths shall not be evidence of the birth or death unless— (a) the entry purports to be signed by the person who gave the required particulars in relation to the birth or death as the case may be, to the Registration Officer concerned; (b) that person was at the time of the making of the entry, required by this Act to give particulars in relation to the event to a Registration Officer; and (c) the entry was made in accordance with this Act. (2) Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) shall not apply to- (a) an entry in the Register of Births made pursuant to the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1983; or (b) where a birth or death is registered more than 12 months from the date of its occurrence, the relevant entry in the Register of Births or the Register of Deaths, as the case may be, shall not be evidence of the occurrence unless it purports to have been made with the authority of the Director-General. PART –VIII INTEGRATED NATIONAL CIVIL REGISTRATION SYSTEM