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3. Amendment of section 31 of the principal enactment

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

Section 31 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:-

(1)

by the substitution for rule (5) thereof, of the following:-

(5)

He shall not authenticate or attest any deed or instrument which is written on more than one entire or undivided parchment paper or blue sheet, unless-

“Deeds to be written on undivided sheet or sheets signed by the

Registrar of

Lands

(a)

each of the sheets or papers used has been previously produced before the Registrar of

Lands for the district in which the notary resides, and has been marked or signed or initialled by such registrar in order to prevent the sheets being used for any other purpose; or

(b)

the parties executing the same and the notary shall sign every sheet or piece in which any part of the deed or instrument is written; and

(c)

the pages are numbered.”;

(2)

in rule (7A) thereof -

(a)

in paragraph (a), by the substitution for the words “any deed or instrument relating to a transfer, a gift or an exchange” of the words

“every deed or instrument”;

(b)

by the substitution for paragraph (b), of the following:-

“(b)

The stamps or the original receipt received from the relevant bank as proof of such payment shall be affixed to the duplicate of the deed or instrument by the notary;”;

(c)

by the addition, immediately after paragraph (c), of the following new paragraph: -

“(d)

Where stamps are affixed to the duplicate of the deed or instrument, a true copy of the duplicate, to which such stamps are affixed shall be annexed to the original, when the original is presented for registration.”; and

(d)

by the substitution for the marginal note, of the following: -

“Stamping of deeds or instruments”;

(3)

in rule (9) thereof, by the substitution for the words

“and in the latter case, he shall”, of the words, “he shall”;

(4)

by the repeal of rule (10) thereof;

(5)

in rule (15A) thereof -

(a)

in paragraph (b), by the substitution for the words “board of directors or an authorized person of a corporate body”, of the words “board of directors or an authorized person of a corporate body”;

(b)

by the repeal of paragraph (d);

(6)

in rule (17) thereof-

(a)

in paragraph (b), by the substitution for sub-paragraph (iii), of the following: -

“(iii)

in the case of a deed of transfer or a deed of gift, or deed of exchange or a will, he shall affix to the protocol of such instrument passport size photographs of the signatories, other than the witnesses, to which the notary has affixed his seal and shall keep copies of national identity card, passport or driving licence of such signatories attached to the protocol;”;

(b)

in paragraph (c) of that rule, by the substitution for the words “full name” of the words “name with initials”;

(7)

in rule (20) thereof, by the substitution for paragraph (g), of the following: -

“(g)

specifically the erasures, alterations, and interpolations which have been made in such deed or instrument, and whether they were made before the same was read over as aforesaid, and the erasures, alterations, and interpolations, if any, made in the signatures thereto, in its serial number, and in the writing on the stamp affixed thereto;

and”;

(8)

in rule (26) thereof, by the substitution for the words

“ in the Form F” in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of that rule, of the words and figures, “in the

Form F 1”; and

(9)

in rule (29) thereof, by the substitution for the words

“in the Form F”, of the words and figures, “in the

Form F 1”; and

(10)

in rule (30) thereof, by the substitution for the words,

“he shall annex a certified copy of the power of attorney obtained from the Registrar-General to the original, and true copies to the duplicate and the protocol thereof.”, of the words “he shall annex a true copy of the registered power of attorney to the original, duplicate and the protocol thereof.”

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