ACT, No. 14 OF 2013

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PARLIAMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
SRI LANKA
POWERS OF ATTORNEY (AMENDMENT)
ACT, No. 14 OF 2013
[Certified on 23rd April, 2013]
Printed on the Order of Government
Published as a Supplement to Part II of the Gazette of the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka of April 26, 2013
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Powers of Attorney (Amendment) 1
Act, No. 14 of 2013
[Certified on 23rd April, 2013]
L.D.—O. 19/2013
ANACT TO AMEND THE POWERS OF ATTORNEY ORDINANCE
(CHAPTER 122)
BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka as follows:—
1. This Act may be cited as the Powers of Attorney Short title and
(Amendment) Act, No.14 of 2013 and shall be deemed to date of
operation.
have come into operation on January 1, 2013.
2. Section 9 of the Powers of Attorney Ordinance Replacement of
section 9 of the
(Chapter122)(hereinafter referred to as the “principal
Powers of
enactment ”) is hereby amended by the repeal of that section Attorney
and the substitution therefor of the following:— Ordinance
(Chapter 122).
“Fees. 9. The following fees or such other amount
as may be prescribed by the Minister, time to
time shall be payable to the Registrar-General
under this Ordinance:—
Rs. c.
1.For the registration of
any power of
attorney 1,500.00
2.For the registration of
any notification of
cancellation or
revocation of any
registered power of
attorney 500.00
3. For every application
to inspect the
records 500.00
2—PL007098—4,090 (03/2013)
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4. For every application
for a certified copy
of a registered power
of attorney 500.00
5. For every certified
copy issued under
section 7, per Folio 500.00.”.
Addition of new 3. The following new section is hereby added
section 10 in the immediately after section 9 of the principal enactment and
principal
shall have effect as section 10 of that enactment.
enactment.
“Regulations. 10. (1) The Minister may, from time to time,
make regulations for the purpose of carrying
out or giving effect to the principles and
provisions of this Act and in particular in
respect of any matter required under this Act to
be prescribed.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of
the powers conferred by subsection (1), the
Minister may make regulations in respect of
any or all of the following matters:—
(a) the fees payable in respect of any
matter under this Act;
(b) the Forms to be used for any purpose
under this Act.
(3) Every regulation made by the Minister
shall be published in the Gazette and shall
come into operation on the date of such
publication or on such later date as may be
specified therein.
(4) Every regulation made by the Minister
shall as soon as convenient after its publication
in the Gazette, be brought before the Parliament
for approval. Any such regulation which is
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not so approved shall be deemed to be
rescinded as from the date of its disapproval,
but without prejudice to anything previously
done thereunder.
(5) Notification of the date on which any
regulation made by the Minister is deemed to
be so rescinded shall be published in the
Gazette.
4 . Any fees charged or collected by or on behalf of the Validation.
Registrar- General or any person authorised under this Act,
for any purpose authorised by this Act to charge or collect,
during the period commencing on January 1, 2013 and ending
on the date on which the certificate of the Speaker is endorsed
in respect of this Act, shall be deemed to have been validly
charged or collected by the Registrar- General or by any such
person authorised under this Act:
Provided that, the aforesaid provisions shall not affect
any decision or Order made by any Court or any proceedings
pending in any Court in respect of any fee charged or collected
during the aforesaid period.
5. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala Sinhala text to
and the Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail. prevail in case
of any
inconsistency.

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