TONGA

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION
(AMENDMENT) ACT 1991
No. 11 of 1991.

I assent,

TAUFA'AHAU TUPOU IV
25th October 1991

AN ACT
TO AMEND THE BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT

[5th August, 1991.]

BE IT ENACTED by the King and Legislative Assembly of Tonga in the Legislature of the Kingdom as follows:

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration (Amendment) Act 1991.

(2) The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, as amended, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

2. Section 19 of the Principal Act is amended by deleting the words "register of marriages" and substituting the words "registers of births, deaths and marriages".

3. The Principal Act is amended by adding a new Section 19A as follows:

"19A (1) Every certified copy of an entry of a birth under section 19 of this Act shall be in either or both Forms J-84 and J-84A prescribed in Schedule 5.

(2) Every such certified copy shall be deemed to be a true copy of particulars compiled from the original entry in the register.

(3) Every certified copy of an entry of death under section 19 of this Act shall be in the Form prescribed in Schedule 6.

(4) Every certified copy of a marriage certificate shall be in Form J-31 prescribed in Schedule 7."

4. The Principal Act is amended -

(a) by inserting the following new schedules immediately after Schedule 4:

"Schedule 5
(Section 19A)
FORM J-84

TATAU MO'ONI 'O HA LESISITA FA'ELE
J-84
TRUE COPY OF BIRTH REGISTRATION

Hingoa e Tamasi'i	Fa'ele'i 'i fe	Fa'ele'i 'anefe	Tangata pe Fefine	Tamai	Fa'ele'i 'i
fe.	Fa'e	Fa'ele'i 'i fe.	Tamasi'i mali pe 'ikai	Tohinima 'o e Lesisita	
Name of Child	Place of Birth	Date of Birth	Sex.	Father's Name	Place of Birth	Mother's Name	Place of Birth	Legitimate or Illegitimate	By whom Registered	

										

'Oku au fakamo'oni 'eni ko e ngaahi me'a kuo tohi 'i 'olunga ko e tatau mo'oni ia 'o e me'a 'oku tu'u 'i he Lesisita Fa'ele ki he
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of particulars contained in the Birth Register for the

District of ………………for the year ………
vahe foaua 'o....................ki he ta'u ................

Vakai he'eku tohinima hingoa mo e sila 'o e Fakamaau'anga..................
Witness my hand and the seal of the ……………………Court

na'e fai 'i he.................. 'o e mahina ko......................19........
dated the ……………..of the month of …………….19……

Vahe Fonua 'o ..........................................
District of ..................................................

Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, TONGA.
Fai-Lesisita 'o e Fa'ele, Pekia mo e Mali, TONGA

FORM J-84A

TATAU 'O HA LESISITA FA'ELE
BIRTH CERTIFICATE

Hingoa 'o e Tamasi'i
Name of child	Fa'ele'i 'i fe
Place of Birth	Fa'ele'i 'anefe
Date of Birth	Tangata pe Fefine
Sex	

				

'Oku ou fakamo'oni 'eni ko e ngaahi me'a kuo tohi 'i 'olunga na'e fakama'opo'opo ia mei ha tohi kuo fakahu ki ha Lesisita 'a is 'oku ou tauhi.

I hereby certify that the above particulars have been compiled from an entry in a Register in my custody.

Vakai ki he'eku tohinima hingoa mo e sila 'o e Fakamaau'anga................................................
Witness my hand and the seal of the ………………………………………………….. Court.

na'e fai 'i he.................. 'o e mahina ko......................19........
dated the ……………. month of ………………….. 19……

Vahe Fonua 'o ………………..
District of …………………….

Fai-Lesisita 'o e Fa'ele, Pekia mo e Mali, TONGA
Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, TONGA.

_______________________

Schedule 6
(Section 19A(3)

TATAU MO'ONI 'O HA LESISITA PEKIA.
TRUE COPY OF DEATH REGISTRATION

Hingoa 'o e Pekia.	Na'e Pekia 'i fe	Pekia 'anefe.	Tangata pe Fefine	Tamai	Faele'i 'i fe	Fa'e	Fa'ele'i 'i fe	Tohinima 'o e Lesisita	
Name of Deceased.	Where Death Occurred.	Date of Death.	Sex.	Father's Name.	Place of Birth.	Mother's Name.	Place of Birth.	By whom Registered.	

									

'Oku an fakamo'oni 'eni ko e ngaahi 'a kuo tohi 'i 'olunga ko e tatau mo'oni to 'o e me'a 'oku tu'u 'i he Lesisita Pekia ki he
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of particulate contained is the Death Register

vahe foaua 'o.................................... ki he ta'u …................
for the District of…………………. for the year ………….

Vakai he'eku tohinima hingoa mo e sila 'o e Fakamaau'anga.................. na'e fai 'i he.................. 'o e mahina ko......................19…........

Witness my hand and the seal of the …………..………….. Court dated the ………………… of the month of ………………..…………19………

Fai-Lesisita 'o e Fa'ele, Pekia mo e Mali, TONGA
Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, TONGA.

_______________________

Schedule 7
(Section 19A(4))

J-31
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
(Ko e Tohi Fakamo'oni Mali)
A No
District of
Vahe 'o ................................................

I …………………………………………………………………………………………… a Minister of
KO AU .......................................................................................................... ko e Faifekau 'o e
Church ……………………………… ……I hereby certify that I solemnized today the Marriage
Siasi ............................................................ 'oku ou fakamo'oni kuo u fai 'a e Mali he 'aho ni
of						(Groom) of
'a e Tangata ko .................................................... mei ........................................................
and						(Bride) of
mo e Fefine ko .................................................... mei .........................................................

Remark
Ko e fakamatala	Groom
Tangata	Bride
Fefine	
Age
Kuo fiha ta'u ..................................................			
Widow, Widower or Bachelor, Spinster
Uitou pe te'eki ai Mali .....................................			
Place of birth
Fonua na'e fa'ele'i ai ........................................			
Occupation
Lakanga ngaue .................................................			
Place of Residence
Kolo 'oku nofo ai .............................................			
Father's Name
Hingoa 'o e Tamai ...........................................			
Father's Occupation
Lakanga ngaue 'o e Tamai ..............................			
Mother's Maiden Name
Hingoa 'o e fa'e 'i he te'eki ai ke Mali			

Solemnized on				of				19
Na'e fai 'i hono ............................ 'o e 'aho 'o ................................... 19..........

Signature of the Munster who solemnized the marriage
Tohinima 'a e Faifekau na'a ne fai 'a e Mali ....................................................

Signature of Bridegroom	}
Tohinima 'a e Tangata Mali	}	………………………………………..
Signature of Bride		}
Tohinima 'a e Fefine Mali	}	………………………………………..

Signatures of the two Witnesses	{………………………………………
Tohinima 'a e ongo Fakamo'oni	{………………………………………".

(b) by inserting the following schedules immediately after Schedule 2 in the Tongan version only:

"Tepile 3
(Kupu 3(3))
Form VS3
BIRTH AND DEATH INFORMATION SLIP
FAKAMATALA FA'ELE MO E PEKIA

VILLAGE ........................................ DISTRICT ............................. DATE ......................

KOLO					VAHEFONUA		'AHO

HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
'ULUMOTU'A 'O E FAMILI	

BIRTH
FA'ELE	

DEATH
PEKIA	CERTIFICATE ISSUED*

YES/NO

* OATU HA TOHI FAKAMO'ONI

IO/'IKAI	
NAME
HINGOA	ADDRESS
TU'ASILA	NAME AND AGE OF MOTHER
HINGOA MO E TA'U 'O E FA'E	DATE OF BIRTH
AHO 'O E FA'ELE	LIVE OR STILL
MO'UI PE MATE	NAME OF DECEASED
HINGOA 'OE PEKIA	DATE OF DEATH
AHO 'O E PEKIA		

								

								

REPORTED BY		* TO BE COMPLETED BY THE SUB-REGISTRAR
FAKAHA 'E			* KE FAKAHOKO 'E HE FAILESISITA TOKONI.

NAME AND DESIGNATION
HINGOA MO E LAKANGA		
SIGNATURE
FAKAMO'ONI HINGOA.		

ACTION TAKEN BY REGISTRAR
NGAUE 'E FAI 'E HE FAILESISITA

Tepile 4
(Kupu 4)

Ko e hokohoko 'eni 'o e ngaahi motu 'e ngaue'aki ai 'a e ngaahi tu'utu'uni 'o e Kupu 4 'o e Lao ni. 'Ou fakakulupu 'a e ngaahi motu ki he ngaahi vahe:

VAHE LULUNGA			
(1) FOTUHA'A	(2) KOTU	(3) HA'AFEVA	
(4) MATUKU	(5) TUNGUA	(6) 'O'UA	
(7) TOFUA			
			
VAHE HA'ANO			
(1) MO'UNGA'ONE			
			
VAHE NOMUKA			
(1) NOMUKA	(2) MANGO	(3) FONOIFUA	
			
VAHE NIUAFO'OU			
(1) 'ESIA	(2) KOLOFO'OU	(3) SAPA'ATA	
(4) FATA'ULUA	(5) MATA'AHO	(6) MU'A	
(7) TONGAMAMA'O	(8) PETANI".		

Passed in the Legislative Assembly this 5th day of August 1991.

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TONGA

Fika 11 'o e 1991
'Oku ou loto ki ai,

TAUFA 'AHAU TUPOU IV
25 'o 'Okatopa, 1991

KO E LAO
KE FAKATONUTONU 'A E LAO KI HE LESISITA
'O E FA'ELE, PEKIA MO E MALI

[5 'o 'Aokosi, 1991.]

'OKU TU'UTU'UNI 'e he Tu'i mo e Fale Alea 'o Tonga 'i he Fakataha Alea 'o e Pule'anga 'o pehee:

1. (1) 'E ui 'a e Lao ni ko e Lao (Fakatonutonu) ki he Lesisita 'o e Fa'ele, Pekia mo e Mali 1991.

(2) Ko e lao ki he Lesisita 'o e Fa'ele, Pekia mo e Mali, 'i hono fakatonutonu, 'oku ui is 'i he Lao ni ko e Tefito 'i Lao.

2. 'Oku fakatonutonu 'a e kupu 19 'o e Tefito'i Lao 'aki 'a hono tamate'i 'a e ngaahi lea "tohi lesisita 'o e mali" pea fetongi is 'aki 'a e ngaahi lea "ngaahi tohi lesisita 'o e fa'ele, pekia pea mo e mali".

3. 'Oku fakatonutonu 'a e Tefito'i Lao 'aki 'a hono tanaki atu ha kupu 19A fo' 'ou 'o pehee:

"19A (1). Ko e tatau kotoa kuo fakamo'oni'i 'o ha lekooti kuo fokotu'u 'o ha fa'ele 'i he kupu 19 'o e Lao ni kuo pau ke 'i he taha pe fakatou'osi 'o e Foomu J-84 pea mo e J-84A 'a is 'oku tu'utu'uni 'i he Tepile 5.

(2) Ko e tatau kotoa ko is kuo fakamo'oni'i kuo pau ke lau is ko ha tatau mo'oni 'o ha ngaahi me'a kuo fakama'opo'opo mei he lekooti kuo mu'aki fokotu'u 'i he lesisita.

(3) Ko e tatau kotoa kuo fakamo'oni'i 'o ha lekooti kuo fokotu'u 'o ha pekia 'i he kupu 19 'o e Lao ni kuo pau ke 'i he Foomu ko is 'oku tu'utu'uni 'i he Tepile 6.

(4) Ko e tatau kotoa kuo fakamo'oni'i 'o ha tohi fakamo'oni mali kuo pau ke 'i he Foomu J-31 'a is 'oku to 'utu 'uni 'i he Tepile 7.".

4. 'Oku fakatonutonu 'a e Tefito 'i Lao -

(a) 'aki 'a hono fakahu 'a e ngaahi tepile fo 'ou ko 'eni 'i he hili pe 'a e Tepile 4-

"Schedule 5
(Section 19A)
FORM J-84

TATAU MO'ONI 'O HA LESISITA FA'ELE
J-84
TRUE COPY OF BIRTH REGISTRATION

Hingoa e Tamasi'i	Fa'ele'i 'i fe	Fa'ele'i 'anefe	Tangata pe Fefine	Tamai	Fa'ele'i 'i
fe.	Fa'e	Fa'ele'i 'i fe.	Tamasi'i mali pe 'ikai	Tohinima 'o e Lesisita	
Name of Child	Place of Birth	Date of Birth	Sex.	Father's Name	Place of Birth	Mother's Name	Place of Birth	Legitimate or Illegitimate	By whom Registered	

										

'Oku au fakamo'oni 'eni ko e ngaahi me'a kuo tohi 'i 'olunga ko e tatau mo'oni ia 'o e me'a 'oku tu'u 'i he Lesisita Fa'ele ki he
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of particulars contained in the Birth Register for the

District of ………………for the year ………
vahe foaua 'o....................ki he ta'u ................

Vakai he'eku tohinima hingoa mo e sila 'o e Fakamaau'anga..................
Witness my hand and the seal of the ……………………Court

na'e fai 'i he.................. 'o e mahina ko......................19........
dated the ……………..of the month of …………….19……

Vahe Fonua 'o ..........................................
District of ..................................................

Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, TONGA.
Fai-Lesisita 'o e Fa'ele, Pekia mo e Mali, TONGA

FORM J-84A

TATAU 'O HA LESISITA FA'ELE
BIRTH CERTIFICATE

Hingoa 'o e Tamasi'i
Name of child	Fa'ele'i 'i fe
Place of Birth	Fa'ele'i 'anefe
Date of Birth	Tangata pe Fefine
Sex	

				

'Oku ou fakamo'oni 'eni ko e ngaahi me'a kuo tohi 'i 'olunga na'e fakama'opo'opo ia mei ha tohi kuo fakahu ki ha Lesisita 'a is 'oku ou tauhi.

I hereby certify that the above particulars have been compiled from an entry in a Register in my custody.

Vakai ki he'eku tohinima hingoa mo e sila 'o e Fakamaau'anga................................................
Witness my hand and the seal of the ………………………………………………….. Court.

na'e fai 'i he.................. 'o e mahina ko......................19........
dated the ……………. month of ………………….. 19……

Vahe Fonua 'o ………………..
District of …………………….

Fai-Lesisita 'o e Fa'ele, Pekia mo e Mali, TONGA
Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, TONGA.

_______________________

Schedule 6
(Section 19A(3)

TATAU MO'ONI 'O HA LESISITA PEKIA.
TRUE COPY OF DEATH REGISTRATION

Hingoa 'o e Pekia.	Na'e Pekia 'i fe	Pekia 'anefe.	Tangata pe Fefine	Tamai	Faele'i 'i fe	Fa'e	Fa'ele'i 'i fe	Tohinima 'o e Lesisita	
Name of Deceased.	Where Death Occurred.	Date of Death.	Sex.	Father's Name.	Place of Birth.	Mother's Name.	Place of Birth.	By whom Registered.	

									

'Oku an fakamo'oni 'eni ko e ngaahi 'a kuo tohi 'i 'olunga ko e tatau mo'oni to 'o e me'a 'oku tu'u 'i he Lesisita Pekia ki he
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of particulate contained is the Death Register

vahe foaua 'o.................................... ki he ta'u …................
for the District of…………………. for the year ………….

Vakai he'eku tohinima hingoa mo e sila 'o e Fakamaau'anga.................. na'e fai 'i he.................. 'o e mahina ko......................19…........

Witness my hand and the seal of the …………..………….. Court dated the ………………… of the month of ………………..…………19………

Fai-Lesisita 'o e Fa'ele, Pekia mo e Mali, TONGA
Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, TONGA.

_______________________

Schedule 7
(Section 19A(4))

J-31
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
(Ko e Tohi Fakamo'oni Mali)
A No
District of
Vahe 'o ................................................

I …………………………………………………………………………………………… a Minister of
KO AU .......................................................................................................... ko e Faifekau 'o e
Church ……………………………… ……I hereby certify that I solemnized today the Marriage
Siasi ............................................................ 'oku ou fakamo'oni kuo u fai 'a e Mali he 'aho ni
of						(Groom) of
'a e Tangata ko .................................................... mei ........................................................
and						(Bride) of
mo e Fefine ko .................................................... mei .........................................................

Remark
Ko e fakamatala	Groom
Tangata	Bride
Fefine	
Age
Kuo fiha ta'u ..................................................			
Widow, Widower or Bachelor, Spinster
Uitou pe te'eki ai Mali .....................................			
Place of birth
Fonua na'e fa'ele'i ai ........................................			
Occupation
Lakanga ngaue .................................................			
Place of Residence
Kolo 'oku nofo ai .............................................			
Father's Name
Hingoa 'o e Tamai ...........................................			
Father's Occupation
Lakanga ngaue 'o e Tamai ..............................			
Mother's Maiden Name
Hingoa 'o e fa'e 'i he te'eki ai ke Mali			

Solemnized on				of				19
Na'e fai 'i hono ............................ 'o e 'aho 'o ................................... 19..........

Signature of the Munster who solemnized the marriage
Tohinima 'a e Faifekau na'a ne fai 'a e Mali ....................................................

Signature of Bridegroom	}
Tohinima 'a e Tangata Mali	}	………………………………………..
Signature of Bride		}
Tohinima 'a e Fefine Mali	}	………………………………………..

Signatures of the two Witnesses	{………………………………………
Tohinima 'a e ongo Fakamo'oni	{………………………………………".

(b) by inserting the following schedules immediately after Schedule 2 in the Tongan version only:

"Tepile 3
(Kupu 3(3))
Form VS3
BIRTH AND DEATH INFORMATION SLIP
FAKAMATALA FA'ELE MO E PEKIA

VILLAGE ........................................ DISTRICT ............................. DATE ......................

KOLO					VAHEFONUA		'AHO

HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
'ULUMOTU'A 'O E FAMILI	

BIRTH
FA'ELE	

DEATH
PEKIA	CERTIFICATE ISSUED*

YES/NO

* OATU HA TOHI FAKAMO'ONI

IO/'IKAI	
NAME
HINGOA	ADDRESS
TU'ASILA	NAME AND AGE OF MOTHER
HINGOA MO E TA'U 'O E FA'E	DATE OF BIRTH
AHO 'O E FA'ELE	LIVE OR STILL
MO'UI PE MATE	NAME OF DECEASED
HINGOA 'OE PEKIA	DATE OF DEATH
AHO 'O E PEKIA		

								

								

REPORTED BY		* TO BE COMPLETED BY THE SUB-REGISTRAR
FAKAHA 'E			* KE FAKAHOKO 'E HE FAILESISITA TOKONI.

NAME AND DESIGNATION
HINGOA MO E LAKANGA		
SIGNATURE
FAKAMO'ONI HINGOA.		

ACTION TAKEN BY REGISTRAR
NGAUE 'E FAI 'E HE FAILESISITA

Tepile 4
(Kupu 4)

Ko e hokohoko 'eni 'o e ngaahi motu 'e ngaue'aki ai 'a e ngaahi tu'utu'uni 'o e Kupu 4 'o e Lao ni. 'Ou fakakulupu 'a e ngaahi motu ki he ngaahi vahe:

VAHE LULUNGA			
(1) FOTUHA'A	(2) KOTU	(3) HA'AFEVA	
(4) MATUKU	(5) TUNGUA	(6) 'O'UA	
(7) TOFUA			
			
VAHE HA'ANO			
(1) MO'UNGA'ONE			
			
VAHE NOMUKA			
(1) NOMUKA	(2) MANGO	(3) FONOIFUA	
			
VAHE NIUAFO'OU			
(1) 'ESIA	(2) KOLOFO'OU	(3) SAPA'ATA	
(4) FATA'ULUA	(5) MATA'AHO	(6) MU'A	
(7) TONGAMAMA'O	(8) PETANI".		

Na'e fakahoko 'i he Fale Alea 'i he 'aho 5 ni 'o 'Aokosi 1991.

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