ACT, No. 21 OF 2013

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PARLIAMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
SRI LANKA
REGISTRATION OF DOCUMENTS
(AMENDMENT) ACT, No. 21 OF 2013
[Certified on 24th 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
PRINTEDATTHE DEPARTMENTOFGOVERNMENTPRINTING,SRILANKA
TO BEPURCHASED AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS BUREAU, COLOMBO 5
Price : Rs. 5.00 Postage : Rs. 5.00

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Act, No. 21 of 2013
[Certified on 24th April, 2013]
L.D.—O. 18/2013
ANACT TO AMEND THEREGISTRATION OF DOCUMENTS ORDINANCE
(CHAPTER 117)
BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka as follows:—
1. This Act may be cited as the Registration of Short title and
Documents (Amendment) Act, No. 21 of 2013 and date of
operation.
shall be deemed to have come into operation on
January 1, 2013.
2. Section 13 of the Registration of Documents Amendment of
section 13 of the
Ordinance (Chapter 117) (hereinafter referred to as the
Registration of
“principal enactment”) is hereby amended in subsection (6) Documents
of that section by the substitution for the words “a fee Ordinance
of ten rupees shall be” of the words “a fee of ten rupees or (Chapter 117).
such other amount as may be prescribed by the Minister,
shall be”.
3. Section 22 of the principal enactment is hereby Amendment of
amended in subsection (2) of that section by the substitution section 22 of the
principal
for the words “ a fee of five rupees shall be payable for the enactment.
registration” of the words “ a fee of five rupees or such other
amount as may be prescribed by the Minister, shall be payable
for the registration”.
4. Section 48 of the principal enactment is hereby Amendment of
amended by the repeal of that section and the substitution section 48 of the
principal
therefor of the following:— enactment.
“Fees 48. The fees specified in the First Schedule
as may be prescribed by the Minister, from time
to time, shall be payable for the matters to which
they relate.”.
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Amendment of 5. The First Schedule of the principal enactment is
the First hereby amended as follows:—
Schedule of the
principal
(1) In Part I of that Schedule—
enactment.
(i) by the substitution for item 6 thereof, of the
following item:—
“(6) For each land described in
the Caveat, for each Land
Registry in which each
caveat in respect of each
such land is registered and
for each period of two years,
a fee of 2500.00”;
(ii) by the substitution for item (9) thereof, of the
following item:—
“(9) Every instrument of any
kind whatsoever not
expressly exempted, a fee
of 100.00”;
(iii) by the substitution for item (10) thereof, of
the following item:—
“(10) An instrument presented to
the Registrar-General under
section 29 , in addition to
any other fee payable, a fee
of 1000.00”;
(2) By the substitution for Part III of that Schedule of
the following:—
“PART III
PART III Rs. c.
1. An application to, inspect the
duplicates of deeds,
instruments or documents, or
the attested or certified copies
thereof transmitted or
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delivered, inspect any book
or index under Chapter II, III,
IV,V or VI for each transaction
or matter in respect of which
the search is made, a fee of 500.00;
2. An application for –
(a) copies of or extracts from
any deed relating to any
land a fee of 500.00
(b) Copies of or extracts from
any folio or folios relating
to any land a fee of 100.00
3. For supplying an endorsement
of registration of lis pendens,
priority notice, seizure priority
notice other than a caveat
under section 43(2), the same
fee as was paid on
registration.”.
6. Any fees charged or collected by or on behalf of the Validation.
Registrar- General or any person authorised under this Act,
for any purpose authorized 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.
7. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala Sinhala text to
and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail. prevail in case of
any inconsis-
tency.

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(Foreign), Payable to the SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION, NO. 163, KIRULAPONA MAWATHA, POLHENGODA, COLOMBO 05 before 15th
December each year in respect of the year following.
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