Powers of Attorney (Amendment) Act 2022 · As enacted
2. Amendment of section 2 of Chapter 122
Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
Section 2 of the Powers of Attorney Ordinance
(Chapter 122) (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended –
by the repeal of the definition of the expression
“power of attorney” and the substitution therefor of the following definition: -
“ “power of attorney” means any written power or authority other than that given to an attorney at law for the purpose of appearing as an attorney at law on behalf of such person, given by one person to another, to represent him, to perform any work, do any act, or carry on any trade or business, and -
if it is executed in Sri Lanka, executed before two witnesses and attested by a notary public; or
if it is executed outside Sri Lanka, executed before two witnesses and an
Ambassador, or a High Commissioner, or a Diplomatic Officer or a Consular
Officer within the meaning of the
Consular Functions Act, No. 4 of 1981
or a person who is authorized to attest such power of attorney according to the law of that country;
Act, No. 28 of 2022
by the repeal of the definition of the expression
“Registrar General” and the substitution therefor of the following definition: -
““Registrar General” includes the Registrar
General of Title, a Senior Deputy Registrar
General, a Deputy Registrar General, an
Assistant Registrar General and any person who for the time being is lawfully discharging the duties of the Registrar General, the
Registrar General of Title, the Senior Deputy
Registrar General, the Deputy Registrar
General or the Assistant Registrar General.”.