LAW FOR REGISTRATION
OF POPULATION RECORDS
20 JADI 1334
PART ONE
CHAPTER ONE: THE REGISTRATON OF THE PEOPLE
A. PERSONS WHO SHALL CARRY IDENTITY PAPERS (TAZKIRA)
ARTICLE 1: All male subjects of the Government of Afghanistan, whether resident in
Afghanistan or abroad, shall, within one year of the date of this act, refer
to the relevant registration offices, or the XXXX or consulates of
Afghanistan abroad and shall register their name and shall obtain a
Tazkira. Persons who fail to comply with this shall be subject to
punishment in accordance with the provisions of Article 24 of this Act.
B. PERSONS WHO SHALL SUPPLY INFORMATION TO THE COMPETENT
AUTHORITIES CONCERNING THE REGISTRATION OF THE AFGHAN
NATIONALS
ARTICLE 2: The parents or relatives of the following persons:
a.
Boys from birth to the age of 18;
b.
Male persons who are sick or crippled.
When the above persons have no parents or relatives, or when their
parents or relatives are also unable to move, the local authorities shall go
to their residence to register them.
C. PLACES FOR REGISTRATION
ARTICLE 3: The places for registration shall be appropriate departments of census or
the special delegations appointed by the registration department for
registration during specific periods.
ARTICLE 4: The census departments shall register the names of persons who refer to
them in special registration records and shall XXXX the particulars of
each persons on a special form (a specimen of which is attached with the
Regulations for the Registration XXXX). These forms shall be forwarded
to the regional administrative headquarters. The authorities at the regional
headquarters shall record the XXXX of the forms in their register and shall
forward them to the provincial centers. The provincial centers shall, in
turn, record the contents of the forms in their census registers and shall
forward the forms to the director general of census registration at the
Ministry of Interior of Kabul.
ARTICLE 5: When a person, who has not been registered, is absent from the place of
his normal residence, he shall refer to any competent registration bureau
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for registration. The bureau shall enter the particulars of this person on the
above form and shall forward it directly to the director general of census
registration at the Ministry of Interior without entering the contents in the
local register of the bureau.
ARTICLE 6: The directors of prisons, hospitals, and camps shall forward the particulars
of their inmates to the competent authorities.
ARTICLE 7: Persons who do not have a place of permanent residence shall register at
the place of their current residence.
ARTICLE 8: All persons shall apply for registration by filing printed application forms.
ARTICLE 9: When there is no registration bureau, the inhabitants of the region shall
forward their applications to the competent registration office in their area.
Such applications shall contain the following:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
A photograph of the applicant
First name and family name
District
Address of permanent residence
Date of birth
Place of birth
Complexion
Marital status
Number of children
Status of the national military service
ARTICLE 10: The registration office concerned shall make the necessary inquiries about
the applicant and in case of any doubt, further official investigations shall
be conducted in the village of the applicant.
CHAPTER TWO: REGISTRATION OF
BIRTHS AND DEATHS
A. BIRTH REGISTRATION
ARTICLE 11: From the date of this act, all births shall be registered at the bureau where
the father of the child is registered.
ARTICLE 12: The report of a child’s birth shall be forwarded by the parents of the child,
or by the relative of the child when there are no parents, or by the village
heads or local authorities when there are no relatives.
NOTE: Parents are persons who undertake the rearing of a child.
ARTICLE 13: When a child is born outside his place of normal residence, the provisions
of Article 5 above shall be observed. When a child has no place of
permanent residence, the provisions of Article 7 above shall be observed.
B. DEATH REGISTRATION
ARTICLE 14: Parents and relatives shall report all cases of death to the village heads or
local authorities who shall report to the relevant registration bureau or
municipality on special printed forms obtainable from the registration
department. The forms shall be filled out in accordance with the
instructions contained in the Regulations for Registration Bookkeeping,
and shall be forwarded together with the passport of the deceased. When a
deceased persons has no parents or relatives, the village head or other
local authorities shall be responsible for reporting the death.
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CHAPTER THREE: REPORTING CHANGE
OF RESIDENCE
ARTICLE 15: When a persons wishes to change his place of permanent residence or
wished to take temporary residence at another place for a period exceeding
six months, that persons shall report the change to the relevant registration
bureaus. In cases of failure that persons shall be subject to punishment in
accordance with the provisions of Article 30 of this Act.
ARTICLE 16: Persons who provide their houses for the residence of others through
renting, mortgage or for free, and persons who sell their houses, and
persons who receive their relatives or friends in their houses as guests for
a period exceeding two months shall XXXX to the relevant registration
bureau. Persons who fail to report shall be subject to punishment in
accordance with the provisions of Article 31 of this Act.
ARTICLE 17: The change of residence shall be recorded by the relevant registration
bureau in its books as well as on the Tazkira of the bearer.
CHAPTER FOUR: REGISTRATION OF POPULATION
OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY
ARTICLE 18: Registration of Afghan nationals in foreign countries shall be place as
above and in accordance with the provisions of this Act by the relevant
embassies, legations, and consulates of Afghanistan.
ARTICLE 19: The relevant embassies, legations, had consulates of Afghanistan shall
report to the director general of census registration at the Ministry of
Interior the place of residence of Afghan nationals abroad.
PART TWO
CHAPTER ONE: ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE 20: The administration procedures and the duties of the authorities in
connection with the census registration of the Ministry of Interior shall be
published in detail in two volumes. One volume shall deal with the duties
and responsibilities of the authorities and employees of the census
department; and the other shall consist of the census department and the
other shall consist of the regulations for bookkeeping and registration
procedures.
CHAPTER TWO: REGISTRAR BOOKS AND FORMS
FOR REGISTRATION OF POPULATION RECORDS
ARTICLE 21: The following registration documents shall be provided for the subjects of
the Afghan Government.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Registration of personal data
Birth certificate
Marriage certificate
Death certificate
Registration of crimes
Certificate of disability.
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The certificate of registration of personal data shall contain the following
particulars:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r.
s.
t.
u.
v.
w.
x.
y.
Serial member
Date
Photograph
Province
Region
District
Village
Street and number
Full name
Name of father
Age
Date and place of birth
Marital status
Occupation
Property
Educations background
Knowledge of foreign languages
Complexion
Number of dependents and the names of sons and the numbers of their
passports
Disability
Communicable diseases
Crimes, misdemeanors, bankruptcy, and prison terms
Military service status
Space for future health and other social change reports
Minor accidents
The birth certificate shall contain the following items:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
Province, region, district, and village
Full name of the child
Sex
Date and place of birth
Name of father
Profession of father
Age of father
Address of father
Number of passport of father
Signature of the regional officer or the village head
The marriage certificate shall contain the following items:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
Province, regions, district, and village
Name of the man and women
Names of the fathers of the man and woman
Number and date of marriage certificate
Marital status of the couple prior to their present marriage
Profession of the man
Places of birth of the couple
Dates of birth of the couple
Tazkira number of the man
Name, name of father, Tazkira number, and signature of the regional
officer or the village head
k. Name, name of father, Tazkira number, and signature of the father or
the witness
l. Name, name of father, Tazkira number, and signature of the priest
m. Name, name of father, Tazkira numbers, and signatures of the two
witnesses of the marriage ceremony and the two representative
witnesses of the father.
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NOTE: Marriage shall be reported by the municipal authorities or village
heads who are present at the marriage.
The death certificate shall contain the following items:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
Province, region, district, and village
Date
Full name of the deceased
Name of the father of the deceased
Registration number and the numbers of the book and its pages
Address of the deceased
Age of the deceased
Nationality of the deceased
Occupation of the deceased
Date and the cause of death
Marital status of the deceased
Sex of the deceased
Tazkira number of the deceased, if male
Names, names of fathers, address, Tazkira numbers and signatures and
seals of the father, relatives, witnesses, and funeral service man. Four
signatures shall be required.
o. Signatures and seals of the village head, the regional officer, the
census secretary, and the governor of the district.
The certificate of disability shall contain the following information:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Province, region, district, and village
Name
Name of father
Address
Types of disability
Names, names of fathers, addresses, Tazkira numbers and signatures
or seals of the father, relatives, or other witnesses (four signatures
altogether)
g. Signature or seal of the village head
h. The regional officer
The registration of crimes shall contain the following items:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r.
s.
t.
Province, region, district, and village
Name of the criminal
Name of father
Date of birth
Place of birth
Age
Occupation
Tazkira number
Photograph
Place of registration at the census department
Type of crime
Nationality
Marital status
Is the criminal literate or illiterate
Criminal background
Place of crime (city or village)
Crimes was committed at night or during the day
Reasons for the crime
Sentence received
Certification of the pertinent departments
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NOTE: Reports concerning crimes shall be forwarded by the gendarme
command in the cities or provinces or by the central gendarme
command at the Ministry of Interior.
ARTICLE 22: The information recorded on the above documents shall be completely
carried in the following registers:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
The census register of personal information
The register of births
The register of marriages
The register of deaths
The register of disabilities
The register of crimes
CHAPTER THREE
ARTICLE 23: Transactions concerning Tazkira shall be subject to the Law of Population
Identity Papers for the Subjects of the State of Afghanistan.
PART THREE
CHAPTER ONE: FIXING PUNISHMENT
ARTICLE 24: Persons who fail to register with the relevant registration bureau within the
period specified in Article 1 of this Act shall be subject to a term of
imprisonment with hard labor for one month. Such persons shall be also
subject to the punishments outlined in the Law of Identity Papers for the
Subjects of the Government of Afghanistan.
ARTICLE 25: Any official of the registration departments who conducts the affairs of
any person who does not possess a Tazkira shall be subject to a fine of
Afghanis 500 for the first time and to imprisonment for a period of one
year for the second time.
ARTICLE 26: After the period stated in Article 1 of this Act, the government
departments, national organizations, commercial organizations and other
similar institutions, shops, apartments, etc., shall not employ persons who
do not possess Tazkira as employees, workers, or in any other capacity. In
case of failure to comply with the provisions of this Article, the
government officials shall be fined for a sum amounting to one week of
their salaries for the first time and for a sum amounting to one week of
their salaries for the second time; the directors of other organizations who
employ a persons without a Tazkira shall be fined Afghanis 250 for the
first time and Afghanis 500 for the second time.
ARTICLE 27: Any official who forges a census registration or Tazkira, or issues a
Tazkira which varies with the information recorded in the official register,
or issues a Tazkira and fails to enter it in the official register shall be
subject to one and fails to enter it in the official register shall be subject to
one year’s imprisonment.
ARTICLE 28: When a census record is inaccurately recorded, the responsible official
shall be fixed one month’s pay for the first time and shall be dismissed
from the service for the second time.
ARTICLE 29: When a persons who has been fined in accordance with the above
provisions fails to make payment within one month of the date of the fine,
he shall be subject to one day in prison for each 10 Afghanis due from
him.
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ARTICLE 30: When a persons changes his residence permanently or for a temporary
period exceeding six months and fails to report in accordance with the
provisions of Article 15 above, he shall be subject to the payment of a fine
of Afghanis 100.
ARTICLE 31: Persons who fail to comply with the provisions of Article is above shall e
subject to the payment of a fine of Afghanis 100.
CHAPTER TWO: PUNISHMENT AUTHORITIES
ARTICLE 32: The punishments stated above shall be ordered by Administrative Courts
(Civil Service Courts, Councils of Provisions and Cities, Councils of
Ministries, and councils of the independent department) irrespective of the
offender being a government employee or not.
ARTICLE 33: The Ministry of Interior shall be responsible for the execution of this Act.
ARTICLE 34: This Act shall become effective from the date of publication.
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