Marriage Registration (Amendment)



Marriage Registration (Amendment)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE MARRIAGE REGISTRATION ORDINANCE

BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as follows :-

[6th November
, 2006 ]
Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Marriage Registration (Amendment) Act, No. 36 of 2006.

Replacement of Second Schedule to Chapter 112.

2. The Marriage Registration Ordinance (Chapter 112) is hereby amended by the repeal of the Second Schedule thereto, (as repealed and replaced by Act, No. 12 of 1997) and the substitution therefor of the following Schedule : –

SECOND SCHEDULE [Section 62]

For what duty Payable to Whom Payable to Whom Amount Rs. cts.
1. Entering a notice of marriage at his office Registrar Applicant 50.00
2. Entering a notice of marriage at any other place Registrar Applicant 100.00
3. Entering a notice of marriage at any place other than his office Additional District Registrar Applicant 100.00
4. Entering a notice of marriage at any place other than his office District Registrar Applicant 150.00
5. Solemnising marriage in his office Registrar Parties to marriage 250.00
6. Solemnising marriage in his office Additional District Registrar Parties to marriage 100.00
7. Solemnising marriage in his office District Registrar Parties to marriage 100.00
8. Solemnising marriage outside his office under section 38(1) Registrar Parties to marriage 250.00
9. Solemnising marriage outside his office under section 38(2) Registrar Parties to marriage 1000.00
10. Solemnising marriage outside his office under section 38(2) Additional District Registrar Parties to marriage 300.00
11. Solemnising marriage outside his office under section 38(2) District Registrar Parties to marriage 350.00
12. Registration of marriage Solemnised in a registered place of public worship Registrar Parties to marriage 25.00
13. Issuing Registrar’s Certificate on a notice of marriage Registrar Parties to marriage 10.00
14. Issuing Registrar’s Certificate on a notice of marriage Additional District Registrar Parties to marriage 10.00
15. Issuing Registrar’s Certificate on a notice of marriage District Registrar Parties to marriage 10.00
Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency.

3. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.