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Part III · Miscellaneous Provisions

17. Interpretation

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

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

"appropriate District Registrar", "appropriate

Registrar" and "District" have the respective meanings assigned to them by the Births and

Deaths Registration Act;

"Births and Deaths Registration Act" means the Births and Deaths Registration Act (Chapter 110);

"District Registrar" means a District Registrar of Births and Deaths appointed under the Births and

Deaths Registration Act;

"Registrar-General" means the Registrar-General of

Births and Deaths appointed under the Births and Deaths Registration Act and includes an

Additional Registrar-General, a Deputy

Registrar-General or an Assistant Registrar-General.

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