18. Amendment of section17 of the principal enactment

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

Section 17 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:-

(1)

by the repeal of subsection (1) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection:-

“(1) Where a national identity card is damaged, defaced or illegible or in danger of becoming illegible or where the information appearing in the national identity card is changed, or where the holder of a national identity card is of the opinion that such identity card carries incorrect information of which he is aware, the holder of that card shall forthwith –

(a)

report that fact in writing to the

Commissioner-General; and

(b)

apply to the Commissioner-General for a duplicate of that card.”

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(2)

in subsection (2) of that section-

(a)

by the repeal of paragraph (aa)(i) thereof and the substitution therefor of the following paragraph:-

“(i) if no certificate of waiver in respect of the fee for the issue of a duplicate of such card has been issued to the applicant under this Act, accompany a proof of payment of such fee or substantiate such payment through any prescribed mode of payment;

or”

(b)

by the repeal of paragraph (b) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following paragraph:-

“(b) shall be signed by the applicant manually or electronically; and”

(c)

by the repeal of paragraph(c) thereof and the substitution therefor of the following paragraph:-

“(c) shall contain -

(i)

prescribed biometrics taken by the Commissioner-General or by a person authorized by him;

(ii)

photographs of the applicant of the prescribed dimensions, specifications, standards and quality;

(iii)

an image of the applicant taken by the Commissioner-General or by a person authorized by him,;

and

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(iv)

the original of that card.”.

Read on from s 19