Muslim Marriage and Divorce (Amendment) Act 2006

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

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s 1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Muslim Marriage and

Divorce (Amendment) Act, No. 40 of 2006.

s 2Amendment of section 8 of Chapter 115

Section 8 of the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act

(Chapter 115) is hereby amended by the insertion immediately after subsection (7) of that section, of the following new subsections :—

“(8) A person shall be disqualified from being appointed or continuing as a Registrar, if he :—

(a)

becomes a Member of Parliament ; or

(b)

becomes a Member of a Provincial

Council ; or

(c)

becomes a Member of a local authority ;

(d)

is holding any paid office under the

Republic ; or

(e)

is engaged in a profession that would prejudicially affect the duties of a

Registrar.

(9)

Where any Registrar becomes disqualified by virtue of subsection (8), the Registrar-General shall have the power to remove such person from the post of Registrar with the approval of the

Minister by Order published in the Gazette, and such removal shall take effect on the date specified in such Order.

(10)

In the event of a vacancy occurring in the post of Registrar as a result of any resignation or any removal from office, any other person shall, having regard to the provisions of section 8, be appointed to fill the vacancy.”.

s 3Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency

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