ACT, No. 25 OF 2013

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PARLIAMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
SRI LANKA
BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION
(AMENDMENT) ACT, No. 25 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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Act, No. 25 of 2013
[Certified on 08th May, 2013]
L.D.—O. 17/2013
ANACT TO AMEND THE BIRTHS AND DEATHSREGISTRATION ACT
(CHAPTER 110)
BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka as follows:—
1. This Act may be cited as the Births and Deaths Short title and
date of
Registration (Amendment) Act, No 25 of 2013 and shall be
operation.
deemed to have come into operation on January 1, 2013.
2. Section 24 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, Amendment of
section 24 of the
(Chapter 110) (hereinafter referred to as the “principal
Births and Deaths
enactment”) is hereby amended in subsection (2) of that Registration Act
section, by the substitution for all the words from “every (Chapter 110)
such declaration shall” to the words “the stamps shall be
supplied by the declarant.” of the words “every such
declaration shall be accompanied by a fee of rupees fifty or
such other amount as may be prescribed by the Minister,
which shall be paid by the declarant.”.
3. Section 27 of the principal enactment is hereby Amendment of
section 27 of the
amended in subsection (2) of that section by the substitution
principal
in paragraph (b) from the words “and bearing a stamp,” to the enactment.
words “two years have so elapsed.” of the words “together
with a fee of rupees fifty or such other amount as may be
prescribed by the Minister, which shall be paid by the
applicant.”.
4. Section 27A of the principal enactment is hereby Amendment of
section 27A of
amended in subsection (2) of that section by the substitution
the principal
for the words “shall bear a stamp of the value of five rupees enactment.
supplied” of the words “ together with a fee of rupees fifty to
be paid”.
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Amendment of 5. Section 28 of the principal enactment is hereby
section 28 of the amended by the repeal of subsection (2) of that section and
principal
enactment. the substitution therefor of the following:—
“(2) Every application made under subsection (1) shall
be accompanied by a fee of rupees five or such other
amount as may be prescribed by the Minister, which
shall be paid by the applicant.”.
Amendment of 6. Section 36 of the principal enactment is hereby
section 36 of the amended in subsection (2) by the substitution for all the
principal
enactment. words from “Every such declaration shall” to the words “The
stamp shall be supplied by the declarant.” of the words
“ Every such declaration shall be accompanied by a fee of
rupees fifty or such other amount as may be prescribed by the
Minister which shall be paid by the declarant.”.
Amendment of 7. Section 52 of the principal enactment is hereby
section 52 of the amended in subsection (3) of that section by the substitution
principal
enactment. in paragraph (c) of that subsection, for the words “bear a
stamp of the value of one rupee”, of the words “be
accompanied by a fee of rupees fifty or such other amount as
may be prescribed by the Minister,”.
Amendment of 8. Section 61 of the principal enactment is hereby
section 61 of the amended:—
principal
enactment.
(1) in subsection (1) of that section by the substitution
for all the words from “and the amount of the stamp
duty in respect of” to the words “ or shall be paid to
the” of the words “ and the amount of fees in respect
of such declaration payable under this Act, shall be
transmitted to the Registrar-General or appropriate
District Registrar, who shall pay to the”;
(2) in subsection (2) of that section by the substitution
for the words “a stamp of the proper value.” of the
words “ a receipt of payment of the proper value.”.
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9. 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.
10. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala text to
Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail in case of
inconsistency.
prevail.

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