10. Replacement of section 6 of the principal enactment

Section 6 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following new section substituted therefor:-

6. (1) For the purposes of this Act, the

Commissioner-General shall establish and maintain a database to be called the “National

“National

Persons.

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manner, in which every person who is a citizen of Sri Lanka, shall be registered.

(2)

There shall be recorded the following information in respect of each person referred to in subsection (1)-

(a)

name;

(b)

date of birth;

(c)

place of birth;

(d)

gender;

(e)

the address;

(f)

family details; and

(g)

any other information as may be prescribed.”.