law: Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1886
  7. Indexes to be kept at general registry
  
  office
  Each
  
  Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages shall cause indexes of al the
  
  certified copies of registers sent to his office under this Act, or under Act 3
  
  of 18722, the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 (15 of 1872) or
  
  the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act 18653 (15 of 1865) as amended by
  
  this Act, to be made and kept in his office in the prescribed form.