| Section 50 of the Civil Status Act provides for a mechanism whereby civil status entries (that is entries in the Registers of the Civil Status and also entries in birth, marriage or death certificates) may be rectified. Procedure - Make the application at the relevant District Court. The relevant District Court is the Court of the district in which the entry was recorded. The Court will refer the application to the Ministère Public for its conclusion.
- Upon receiving favourable conclusions from the Ministère Public, the Magistrate may issue an order authorising the Registrar of Civil Status to amend the Civil Status entry.
It is to be noted that the above procedure is absolutely free of charge as regard the services of the District Court and Ministère Public. Where an interested party is dissatisfied with the decision of the Magistrate, the interested party may not later than 6 weeks from the said decision move the Supreme Court for a reconsideration of the application. | 
