Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Law, Law No. 46 (2026)
Federal
Sharciga Dad-dhigista iyo Tirakoobka Xaaladaha Madaniga, Sharci Lr. 46 (2026)
Chapter 1 — General Provisions (Articles 1–7)
Names and defines the Law and establishes a permanent, compulsory and continuous system for civil registration and vital statistics. It states the Law's objectives and gives the Ministry and Minister national leadership and regulatory roles while creating a national steering committee and defining its duties.
Cutubka 1aad — Qodobbo Guud (Qodobbada 1–7)
Wuxuu magacaabayaa oo qeexayaa Sharciga, wuxuuna dhisayaa nidaam joogto ah, waajib ah oo aan kala go' lahayn oo dad-dhigis iyo tirakoobka xaaladaha madaniga ah. Wuxuu sheegayaa ujeeddooyinka Sharciga, Wasaaradda iyo Wasiirkana wuxuu siinayaa hoggaan iyo awood nidaamineed oo qaran, isagoo dhisaya Guddiga Qaran ee Hagidda oo qeexaya waajibaadkiisa.
Chapter 2 — Administrative Structure (Articles 8–19)
Creates the administrative system through the national directorate, the Registrar-General, Federal Member State and Banadir registrars and local-government registrars. It defines the directorate's work and regulates appointment, qualifications, loss of office and powers at each registration level.
Cutubka 2aad — Qaab-dhismeedka Maamulka (Qodobbada 8–19)
Wuxuu nidaamka maamulka ka dhisayaa Agaasinka Qaranka, Diiwaan-hayaha Guud, diiwaan-hayayaasha Dowlad-goboleedyada iyo Gobolka Banaadir, iyo diiwaan-hayayaasha dowladaha hoose. Wuxuu qeexayaa shaqada Agaasinka, wuxuuna nidaaminayaa magacaabista, shuruudaha, xil-waayidda iyo awoodaha heer kasta oo diiwaangelin ah.
Chapter 3 — General Civil-registration Procedure (Articles 20–22)
Requires informants to provide civil-status information on prescribed forms, governs the creation, correction and certification of entries, protects the integrity of unused or corrected records and permits regulated fees for certificates and evidence.
Cutubka 3aad — Habraaca Guud ee Dad-dhigista (Qodobbada 20–22)
Wuxuu xog-bixiyeyaasha ku waajibinayaa inay xogta xaaladaha madaniga ku bixiyaan foomamka loo asteeyey, wuxuuna nidaaminayaa samaynta, saxidda iyo caddaynta diiwaannada. Wuxuu ilaalinayaa hufnaanta diiwaannada aan la isticmaalin ama la saxay, wuxuuna oggolaanayaa khidmad nidaamsan oo shahaadooyinka iyo caddeymaha ah.
Chapter 4 — Registration of Vital Events and Families (Articles 23–37)
Makes birth registration compulsory and free and regulates notification, time limits and late registration. It covers found and adopted children, marriage and divorce, household and individual residence, family books, death information, uncertain deaths and stillbirths.
Cutubka 4aad — Diiwaangelinta Xaaladaha Madaniga ah iyo Qoyska (Qodobbada 23–37)
Wuxuu diiwaangelinta dhalashada ka dhigayaa waajib iyo lacag la'aan, wuxuuna nidaaminayaa wargelinta, muddada iyo diiwaangelinta daahda. Wuxuu ka hadlayaa carruurta la helo ama la korsado, guurka iyo furriinka, degaanka qoyska iyo qofka, buugga qoyska, xogta dhimashada, geerida aan la hubin iyo dhicisyada.
Chapter 5 — Records and Vital Statistics (Articles 38–42)
Sets record-management principles, requires transfer and preservation of registration copies and production of vital-statistics reports, provides a registration process for Somalis abroad and requires protection and lawful use of civil-registration data.
Cutubka 5aad — Maaraynta Diiwaannada iyo Tirakoobka Xaaladaha Madaniga (Qodobbada 38–42)
Wuxuu dejinayaa mabaadi'da maaraynta diiwaannada, waajibinayaa wareejinta iyo ilaalinta nuqullada diiwaanka iyo diyaarinta warbixinnada tirakoobka xaaladaha madaniga. Wuxuu nidaaminayaa diiwaangelinta Soomaalida dibadda ku nool, wuxuuna farayaa ilaalinta iyo adeegsiga sharci ee xogta dad-dhigista.
Chapter 6 — Transitional and Final Provisions (Articles 43–50)
Provides a ten-year period to register events predating the Law, requires cooperation among relevant institutions and addresses lost, destroyed or damaged registers. It creates offences and penalties, administrative decisions and implementing regulations, repeals inconsistent law and sets commencement.
Cutubka 6aad — Qodobbo Kala-guur iyo Gunaannad ah (Qodobbada 43–50)
Wuxuu siinayaa muddo toban sano ah in lagu diiwaangeliyo dhacdooyinkii ka horreeyey Sharciga, wuxuuna waajibinayaa wada-shaqaynta hay'adaha khuseeya, isagoo nidaaminaya diiwaannada lumay, burburay ama xumaaday. Wuxuu dejinayaa dembiyada iyo ciqaabaha, go'aannada maamul iyo xeer-nidaamiyeyaasha, burinayaa sharciga ka hor imanaya, wuxuuna dejinayaa dhaqan-galka.