(a) Vital Statistics Registry. — Shall mean the General Registry of Vital Statistics of Puerto Rico established in the Department of Health of Puerto Rico, which shall be charged with the registry, compilation, custody, conservation, amendment and certification of vital records; the compiling of other reports required by this part; other related activities, including the tallying, analysis, and publication of vital statistics.\n(b) Certified copy of birth certificate. — The document furnished by the Secretary of Health or the person authorized by him/her under § 1237 of this title, known as the 'Vital Statistics Registry Act of Puerto Rico'.\n(c) Entity. — Includes, but is not limited to, any natural person, public or private juridical person, agencies, municipalities, instrumentalities, organizations, associations, churches, businesses, public or private schools, public or private recreational or sports associations, and for-profit or nonprofit institutions. This term is to be interpreted broadly.\n(d) Interested party. — Shall mean the registered person if age eighteen (18) or older, or the father, mother, legal representative, legal custodian or guardian, or heirs of the interpreted broadly.\n(d) Interested party. — Shall mean the registered person if age eighteen (18) or older, or the father, mother, legal representative, legal custodian or guardian, or heirs of the registered person. It shall also mean any minor who is, in turn, the parent of a minor, for whom the issue of certificates pertaining to his/her person or his/her child is authorized. 'Interested party' shall also be any entity so designated by a court order.\nHistory —Dec. 22, 2009, No. 191, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
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