Shillong, Oct 19: The District Magistrate, East Khasi Hills District has informed that in pursuance of the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2026, which came into force on 1st October 2026, any birth or death reported more than two years after its occurrence now requires an order exclusively from a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class instead of an Executive Magistrate.
All pending or fresh applications beyond two years must be filed or presented directly before the competent Judicial Magistrate First Class under amended Section 13 of the Act, the DM informed.
