9Registration of change of name

9 Registration of change of name

9 Registration of change of name

(1) For the Act, section 31(1), the following particulars are required—

(a) the sex and date and place of birth of the person whose change of name is being registered,

(b) the full name of the person immediately before the change of name,

(c) the full name first given to the person after birth and any other name shown on the person’s birth registration,

(d) other former names of the person,

(e) the new full name of the person,

(f) the full names of the parents of the person as at the date of the person’s birth or registration of the person’s birth.

(2) In this section, former name of a person includes—

(a) a name acquired by the person informally by repute or usage, or

(b) another name used by the person.