neonatal and post-neonatal periods. Infant mortality decreased from 92 deaths per 1,000 live births to 66 deaths per 1,000 live births in the same period. 46. The CCPJA provides for care within the family environment and under alternative care. In line with the constitutional requirement for provision for children under what may broadly be described as special circumstances and the constitutional prohibition of any form of exploitation that may affect a child’s development, the CCPJA provides for care within the family; children in need of care and protection; guardianship; fosterage; support for children by local authorities; and protection of children from undesirable practices. 47. In order to deal with child development for children in conflict with the law, the CCPJA provides for measures of dealing with children. The measures include modes of bringing a child before a court or other inquiry, including pronouncing a finding against a child, noneffect of a finding against a child, mode of and guidelines on arresting a child; detention before a finding is made; preliminary inquiry; and diversion. The law also provides for Reformatory Centres and Safety Homes. Article 6: Name and Nationality 1. Every child shall have the right from his birth to a name. 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth. 3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality. 4. States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to ensure that their Constitutional legislation recognize the principles according to which a child shall acquire the nationality of the State in the territory of which he has been born if, at the time of the child's birth, he is not granted nationality by any other State in accordance with its laws. 48. The oldest statute regulating registration of birth is the Births and Deaths Registration Act of 1904. For every child born after the commencement of the Act, registration of that child’s birth was compulsory within 3 months of the birth of the child. This was completed by means of completing a Birth Report. The duty to register birth fell on the father, mother, or in default, the occupier of the house in which to his or her knowledge, the child is born or each person present at birth and of the person having charge of the child. 14 | P a g e