නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 6 of the principal enactment and shall have effect as section 6A of that enactment :—
6A. (1) Any person who is a citizen of Sri
Lanka by virtue of the provisions of section 5, may if he so desires, apply to the Controller of
Immigration and Emigration for a Certificate of citizenship. The application shall be substantially in the Form set out in Schedule A hereto.
(2)
The Controller shall upon being satisfied of the status of the applicant, issue to the applicant, within sixty days of the receipt of the application, a Certificate, substantially in the
Form set out in Schedule B hereto.
“Issue of
Certificate of citizenship on application made.
(3)
Where such Certificate is to be issued in relation to a minor child, the application for the same may be made on behalf of such minor child, by either parent.
(4)
No person shall require the production of a Certificate referred to in subsection (2) for any purpose and an affidavit shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.