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32. Special provisions relating to the registration of the holders of identity cards under the principal enactment

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.

(1)

Every person who, on the date of commencement of this Act, is in the possession of a valid identity card issued under the principal enactment shall, re-register with the

Commissioner-General in the manner prescribed, within such period as may be prescribed, by the Minister by Order published in the Gazette.

(2)

Every identity card referred to in subsection (1) shall cease to be valid on the expiration of the date specified in such Order.

Act, No. 8 of 2016

(3)

Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing any person from re-registering, who failed to re-register within the period specified in subsection (1).

(4)

The date of the expiration of the period referred to in subsection (1) may be altered, in respect of any district, by an Order published in the Gazette.

Read on from s 33