5. Proof. Sections 6(5) and 28(2)(e). - (1) The fact that a woman is pregnant or has been delivered of a child or has undergone miscarriage or is suffering from illness arising out or pregnancy, delivery, premature birth of child or miscarriage shall be proved by the production of a certificate to that effect in Form ‘C’ from—
(a) a Medical Officer of a Civil Hospital or of a dispensary set up by the State Government; or
(b) a Registered Medical Practitioner. (2) The fact that a woman has been confined may also be proved by the production of certified copy of an extract from a birth register maintained under the provisions of any law for the time being in force or a certificate signed by a registered mid-wife in Form ‘D’.
(3) The fact that a woman has undergone miscarriage may also be proved by the production of a certificate signed by a registered midwife in form D.
(4) The fact of death of a woman or a child may be proved by the production of a certificate to that effect in Form ‘E’ from any of the authorities referred to in sub-rule (1) or by the production of a certified copy of an extract from a death register maintained under the provisions of any law for the time being in force.
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