Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 273

273. (1) Notice of the birth may be given by transmitting to the said officer a certificate of baptism, signed by the parish priest or other clergyman who shal l have baptised the child. (2) Any such certificate shall, i f it contains the particulars required for the drawing up of t he act of birth, be accepted in lieu of the declaration mentioned in the following articles, and, th e said officer, if satisfied as to the c orrectness of the particulars therein contained, may, on such certifi cate, draw up th e act of birth. (3) In any case, however, the ce rtificate of baptism shall be delivered to the Dir ector together with the act of birth. Verbal or written notice. Amended by: XLIII.2018.6.