India, Sept. 17 -- Provisions of a newly enacted law tightening rules for delayed registration of births and deaths will come into force from October 1, Registrar General of India Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan said on Wednesday.

The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, passed by both Houses of Parliament, became law after receiving the President's assent last month. In a gazette notification, Narayan stated that the Central Government has appointed October 1, 2026, as the date on which the provisions of the Act will take effect, exercising powers under sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2026.

The new law amends Section 13(3) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act,...