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==Procedure==
;Register a Death Between First Day to 12 Months
#Report a death to the nearest Registry Office in the locality where death occurred with any one of the following:
##Medical Certificate of cause of Death issued by a Medical Practitioner who was last in attendance.
##Coroners Certificate
#The Registration Assistant interviews Informant and completes Death Registration Report Form B.
#Sign Form B certifying information recorded is correct.
#The Registration Assistant enters information into the Register of Deaths and Informant signs appropriate column of the Register of Death.
#The Registration Assistant issues:
##Burial Permit where burial is in the district of death or
##Death Certificate (for a prescribed fee) where burial is outside the district where death occurred.
#Deliver Burial Permit to the Sexton/Manager of the cemetery where deceased is to be buried.
#In the case of Death Certificate, Informant delivers the certificate to the Registry Office nearest where deceased is to be buried for burial permit. This is then delivered to the Sexton/Manager of the cemetery for burial.
;Register a Death After 12 Months
#Report a death to the nearest Registry Office in the locality where death occurred.
#The Registration Assistant interviews Informant and if satisfied with information, partially completes Death Registration Report Form B and a Declaration Form and Informant pays the appropriate penalty.
#Declare partially completed documents before a Commissioner of Oaths, court Registrar or Notary Public, supported by any one of the following:
##Medical certificate of Cause of death
##Coroners Certificate together with Police Report
##An affidavit from a High court sworn jointly by head and two(2) principal members of the family of the deceased
#Return the declared documents to the Registration Assistant who forwards application to the Registrar of Births and Deaths for approval or otherwise.
#The Registrar of Births and Deaths returns the declared documents together with his authority to the Registration Assistant.
#The Registration Assistant enters the information in the Register of Deaths and issues Extracts to the Informant.

==Required Documents==
*Medical Certificate of cause of Death issued by a Medical Practitioner who was last in attendance.
*Coroners Certificate
*An affidavit from a High court sworn jointly by head and two(2) principal members of the family of the deceased

==Office Locations & Contacts==
The Registrar General's Department<br>
Address: Kinbu Rd, Accra, Ghana<br>
Telephone :+233 30 266 4691

==Eligibility==
Provide eligibility criteria's for going through this procedure.

==Fees==
Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.

==Validity==
Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

==Documents to Use==
Documents to be used can be found ont the left panel of this link : [http://www.eservices.gov.gh/BDR/SitePages/bdr-home.aspx Application Forms]

==Sample Documents==
Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.

==Processing Time==
Please explain the processing your application.

==Related Videos==
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M".

==Instructions==
Please provide instructions on obtaining the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

==Required Information==
A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

==Need for the Document==
Following are the procedures on how to register a death in Ghana.

==Information which might help==
Enter other informations which might help

==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

==External Links==
Register a Death: http://www.eservices.gov.gh/BDR/SitePages/bdr-home.aspx

==Others==
More information which might help people.

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