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Part I · Registration of Deaths of Persons Missing Due to Terrorist or Subversive Activity or Civil Commotion

2. Who may apply for the issue of a death certificate in case of persons missing due to terrorist activity &c. and procedure

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

(1)

Where any person is reported missing and he has not been heard of for a period exceeding one year by those who would naturally have heard of him had he been alive and his disappearance is attributable to any terrorist or subversive activity or civil commotion which has been taking place within Sri Lanka, a next of kin of such person if he verily believes such person to be dead, may apply in the manner hereinafter provided, to register the death of such person under the Births and Deaths Registration Act (Chapter

110) and to have issued to him, a Certificate of Death in respect of such person.

(2)

Every application under this section shall be substantially in the Form specified in the Schedule to this

Act and shall be forwarded to the Registrar-General or the

District Registrar of Births and Deaths of the district in which such missing person was last residing.

Part II

Registration of Deaths of Persons Missing Due to Natural Disasters or Calamities

Part III

Miscellaneous Provisions

Schedules