Section 47, The National Civil Registration Act, 2016

(1) Where a living new-born child is found abandoned,it is the duty of - (a) the person who finds the child; and (b) any person in whose charge the child is placed, to give to a Registration Officer to the best of his knowledge and belief, not later than 3 months from the date of the finding, the required particulars of the birth and the Registration Officer shall register the birth in such form and manner as may be prescribed by the Authority. (2) Where the date of the birth of a child whose birth is required to be registered under this section is not known and a registered medical practitioner certifies in writing that, in his opinion, the birth took place on or about a date specified in the certificate, the Registration Officer shall enter that date in the Register of Births as the date of the birth of the child.