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AN ACT TO AMEND THE BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ACT
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BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows:
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[29th January
, 1993 ]
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Short title.
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1. This Act may be cited as the Births and Deaths Registration (Amendment) Act, No. 1 of 1993.
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Amendment of section 6 of chapter 110.
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2. Section 6 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act (Chapter 110) is hereby amended by the repeal of sub- section (1) thereof and by the substitution therefor, of the following subsection:
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(1) There may be appointed, whether by name or by office, for each division into which the administrative districts of Sri Lanka are divided, or are deemed to have been divided, under section 5 (hereinafter referred to as a “division”)
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(a) one or more, registrars and deputy registrars; and
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(b) in the prescribed circumstances and for such period as may be specified in the appointment, one or more, acting registrars and acting deputy registrars.’.
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Sinhala texts to prevail in case of inconsistency.
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3. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.
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