As enacted

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Section 22

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

The Second Schedule to the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:–

(1)

by the insertion immediately after Form B thereof, of the following new form which shall have effect as

Form B1 of the principal enactment:-

“Form B1

I, ………………… Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public of the Judicial Zone of ………………., do hereby certify that I have commenced practicing as a Notary on…………………….

and have been in active practice for a consecutive period of ten years and that Mr/Mrs/Ms…………………….. Attorney-at-Law has pursued his studies under me on notarial practice for a period of one year since…………………..

Date ……………………….

……………………….

(signature)

Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public

( Imprint of the Seal)”;

(2)

by the repeal of Form E of that Schedule, and the substitution therefor, of the following form: -

“FORM E

Form of Attestation

I, Notary Public of ………………………………… (Address of Notary Public) in the Judicial Zone of............ do hereby certify and attest that the foregoing instrument having been

Amendment of the Second

Schedule to the principal enactment

[Section 3]

[Section 31(21)]

read over by (or, read and explained by) me, the said notary, to the said executants (names), who have signed this deed

(illegibly/ as Juvanis, as the case may be) and affixed their

(thumb of left/right hand or any other finger or toe) impression in the presence of (insert the names of the witnesses in full and the addresses) holder of National Identity Card/ Passport/

Driving Licence No. ......, the subscribing witnesses hereto, and who signed (illlegibly/as ......., as the case may be)

respectively, and the same was signed by the said executants, the said witnesses and also by me the said Notary, in my presence and in the presence of one another, all being present at the same time on the …………………..day of

…………………at ……………………

And I certify that the (executant …… is known to me/

witnesses are known to me/ I have checked their identity by the inspection of their (national identity card / passport/

driving licence) and prior to the execution of the foregoing instrument, I have inspected the identity card/ passport/ driving licence of the executant/s.

And I further certify and attest that I have affixed hereto recent photographs of the executants to the original of the deed or instrument and that (in the case of a transfer or a gift)

the stamp duty to the value of Rs.………(Rs. in figures) was paid to the credit of the ……….Provincial Council in the

State Bank of …………………. in proof of which the original of such stamp duty paying in slip No. …………… dated... is affixed to the duplicate of this instrument and, copies are affixed to the original and the protocol / (in all other cases)

the original of this instrument bears ………..stamps of the value of Rs…….. and the duplicate …….stamps of the value of Rs…………..

And I further certify that the withinmentioned consideration

(was paid in my presence by the Purchaser to the Vendor /

Lessee to the Lessor, or was not paid in my presence. However the Vendor/Lessor acknowledges the receipt of the said consideration from the Purchaser/Lessee prior to the execution hereof).

(in case of a will) And I further certify and attest that the testator was in good and sound mind to execute the will.

And I further certify and attest that on page…… in line…..

the word/letter ............ was erased and written over in ink/

deleted prior to the execution hereof.

And I have annexed a certified copy of the registered Power of Attorney to the original, and true copies to the duplicate and protocol of this deed. (in case of Power of Attorney)

And I also certify that I have renewed my licence for the year/ I have applied for renewal of the licence for the current year.

Date: ……………………

………………………….

(signature)

Notary Public

(Imprint of the Seal)”.

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