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BD53005 - Being a parent fail to give information concerning the birth of a child as required by the Act
This page shows classification data from the Active CJS Offence Index. It is not sentencing advice and does not predict what will happen in an individual case.
Classification details
- Offence code
- BD53005
- Offence title
- Being a parent fail to give information concerning the birth of a child as required by the Act
- Legislation
- Contrary to section 36(c) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953.
- CJS category code
- CS
- Offence class
- S
- Custodial indicator
- No
- Recordable on PNC
- No
- Offence start date
- 16-Jul-53
- Blocked for use
- No
- XHB indicator
- No
Source data
Source: Active CJS Offence Index, June 2026. Source row: 1130.