# Late Birth Registrations Beyond Two Years Will Need Judicial Approval 2026-08-06T13:58:03+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The President has assented to the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2026, but it will take effect only after the Central Government notifies a date, LiveLaw reports. Under the amended Section 13, delays of more than one year and up to two years will require approval from a District Magistrate, Sub-Divisional Magistrate or authorised Executive Magistrate. Delays beyond two years will still need an order from a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, after verification and payment of the prescribed fee. The 2024 Civil Registration System recorded 25.47 million births and 8.94 million deaths. Hindustan Times reports that 5.87 million births were registered more than a year late across reporting states, but the available data do not show how many crossed the two-year mark. The Act’s commencement date is pending notification. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - livelaw.in Tags: birth registration, civil records, death registration, judicial approval, Parliament Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/late-birth-death-registrations-to-need-judicial-approval-after-two-years/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/late-birth-death-registrations-to-need-judicial-approval-after-two-years/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.