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Part II · Registration Under the Act

4. Taxable persons to be registered

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

(1)

Every taxable person, other than a taxable person referred to in paragraph (a) of section 2, who, carries on or carries out any activity referred to in section 2 (in this Act referred to as a “taxable activity”) shall be required to be registered under this Act by making an application for such purpose to the Commissioner-General of Inland Revenue

(in this Act referred to as the “Commissioner-General”) in the specified form-

(a)

not later than fifteen days from the date of operation of this Act, in the case of a taxable person whose aggregate of the turnover, within the twelve months period immediately prior to the date of operation of this Act, exceeded one hundred and twenty million rupees;

(b)

not later than fifteen days from the date on which the aggregate of the turnover for a quarter exceeds or is likely to exceed thirty million rupees, in the case of a taxable person to whom paragraph (a)

does not apply.

(2)

Where the Commissioner-General is of the opinion that the turnover of any person referred to in subsection (1)

relates to a single isolated transaction, such turnover may be excluded in calculating the total turnover of such person for the purpose of registration under this section.

(3)

The Commissioner-General shall-

(a)

upon receipt of an application by any person under subsection (1); or

(b)

where an application has not been received under subsection (1), but the Commissioner-General is of the opinion, having regard to the nature of the activities carried on or carried out by such person, that such person is required to be registered under this Act, register such person with effect from such date as the

Commissioner-General may determine (in this Act referred to as a “registered person”).

Part III

Returns and Information

Part IV

Assessment of Levy

Part V

Payment and Collection of the Levy

Part VI

Appeals

Part VII

Recovery of Levy

Part VIII

Liability of Certain Persons to Pay Levy

Part IX

Offences and Penalties

Part X

Miscellaneous

Part XI

Adminstration Provisions

Part XII

General

Schedules