If at any time after the birth of a person a certified copy of the record of such birth should be required and after a search it appears that the birth was not registered, the Commissioner shall require the person responsible for making the declaration and presenting the certificate for registration to present a certificate of birth to the registrar of the district in a form as complete as possible according to the time which may have elapsed since such birth occurred. There shall be filed with this delayed certificate all such affidavits and other documents as the Commissioner shall deem necessary. In case the person responsible for the presentation has died or cannot be found, the person asking for the certified copy of the record may present a delayed certificate of birth with such affidavits or other documents as may be required by the Commissioner, all of which shall be filed in the Department of Health. A certified copy of the certificate shall then be issued to the applicant upon payment of the fee as stipulated in this chapter.