ACT, No. 24 OF 2013

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PARLIAMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
SRI LANKA
MUSLIM MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
(AMENDMENT) ACT, No. 24 OF 2013
[Certified on 08th May, 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 May 10, 2013
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Muslim Marriage and Divorce 1
(Amendment) Act, No. 24 of 2013
[Certified on 08th May, 2013]
L.D.—O. 16/2013.
ANACT TO AMEND THE MUSLIM MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE ACT
(CHAPTER 115)
BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka as follows:—
1. This Act may be cited as the Muslim Marriage and Short title and
Divorce (Amendment) Act, No. 24 of 2013 and shall be date of
operation.
deemed to have come into operation on January 1, 2013.
2. Section 18 of the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act Amendment of
(Chapter 115) (hereinafter referred to as the “principal section 18 of the
enactment”) is hereby amended by the repeal of subsection Muslim
Marriage and
(3) of that section and the substitution therefor of the
Divorce Act
following subsection:— (Chapter115).
“(3) The prescribed fee shall be paid by the
bridegroom.”.
3. Section 94 of the principal enactment is hereby Amendment of
amended in paragraph (h) of subsection (1) of that section section 94 of the
principal
by the substitution, for the words “ the stamp fee to be paid
enactment.
on a certified copy”, of the words “ the fee to be paid on a
certified copy”.
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 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.
2—PL007053—4,090 (03/2013)
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(Amendment) Act, No. 24 of 2013
Sinhala text to 5. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala
prevail in case of
inconsistency. and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.

Muslim Marriage and Divorce 3
(Amendment) Act, No. 24 of 2013
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