3. Rights and liabilities on acquisition of status of citizen of Sri Lanka

Every person, who by virtue of the provisions of section 2, acquires the status of citizen of Sri Lanka, shall—

in addition to being entitled to the rights and privileges of a citizen of Sri Lanka, as recognised by law, be subject to the provisions relating to deprivation and loss of citizenship and renunciation of citizenship, in like manner and to the same extent as would be applicable to any citizen of Sri Lanka ; and

from and after the coming into operation of this Act, be deemed to have renounced all rights to the civil and political status which such person may be entitled to, or would have been entitled to, under any law in force in the country of origin of such person or such person’s parent, ancestor or husband, as the case may be, but for the promulgation of this

in all matters relating to, or connected with, status, personal rights, duties and holding of property in Sri