law: Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
  
  7. Registrars.-
  (1)
  
  The State Government may appoint a Registrar for each local area. Comprising
  
  the area within the jurisdiction of a municipality, panchayat or other local
  
  authority or any other area or a combination of any two or more of them;
  Provided
  
   that the State Government may appoint in
  
  the case of a municipality, panchayat or other local authority, any officer or
  
  other employee thereof as a Registrar.
  (2) Every Register shall, without fee or reward. Enter in the register
  
  maintained for the purpose all information given to him under section 3 or
  
  section 9 and shall also take steps to inform himself carefully of every birth
  
  and of every death which takes place in his jurisdiction and to ascertain and
  
  register the particulars required to be registered.
  
  
  (3) Every Register shall have an office in the local area for which he is
  
  appointed.
  (4)
  
  Every Registrar shall attend his office for the purpose of registering births
  
  and deaths on such days and at such hours as the Chief Registrar may direct and
  
  shall cause to be placed in some conspicuous place on or near the outer door of
  
  the office of the Registrar a board bearing, in the local language, his name
  
  with the addition of Registrar of Births and Deaths for the local area for
  
  which he is appointed, and the days and hours of his attendance.
  (5)
  
  The Registrar may, with the prior approval of the Chief Register, appoint
  
  Sub-Registrars and assign to them any or all of his powers and duties in
  
  relation to specified areas within his jurisdiction.