Words starting with R

Registrar General of Title

Defined in Anti-Corruption Act 2023, s 162

“means the Registrar General of Title appointed under section 3 of the Registration of Title Act…”

Registrar of Companies

Defined in Regulation of Insurance Industry Act 2000, s 114

“means the person, by name or by office appointed to act as the Registrar of Companies under section 423 of the Companies Act…”

Registrar of Lands

Defined in Revocation of Irrevocable Deeds of Gift on the ground of Gross Ingratitude Act 2017, s 6

“means the Registrar of Lands appointed under the Registration of Documents Ordinance and having jurisdiction over the district in which the land which forms the subject matter of an irrevocable deed of gift which is sought to be revoked is …”

Registrar of Title

Defined in Registration of Title Act 1998, s 75

“means any person appointed as Registrar of Title under this Act”

Registrar of Voluntary Social Services Organizations

Defined in Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Act 2026, s 83

“means, the Registrar of Voluntary Social Services Organizations appointed under section 2 of the Voluntary Social Services Organizations (Registration and Supervision) Act…”

Registrar-General

Defined in Registration of Deaths (Temporary Provisions) Act 2005, s 16

“means the Registrar-General of Births and Deaths appointed under the Births and Deaths Registration Act and includes an Additional Registrar-General, a Deputy Registrar-General or an Assistant Registrar-General.”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

Registrar-General of Companies

Defined in Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2023, s 93

“means the Registrar-General of Companies or other officer performing the duty of registration of companies under the Companies Act”

Also defined in 1 other Act

Registrar-General of Title

Defined in Registration of Title Act 1998, s 75

“includes any Deputy or Assistant”

Registration of Documents Ordinance

Defined in Land (Restrictions on Alienation) Act 2014, s 25

“means the Registration of Documents Ordinance”

regulated entity

Defined in Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka Act 2002, s 44

“means a company or undertaking which, subject to the provisions of any industry Act, is engaged in the provision of public utilities services under a valid licence, exemption, concession, or contract granted by the Commission”

regulated provident fund

Defined in Inland Revenue Act 2006, s 217

“means any provident fund– (a) which is established by a body corporate whose profits and income are exempt from income tax under any written law; and (b) which is regulated and maintained under the written law by which such body corporate …”

regulations

Defined in Sri Lanka Electricity Act 2009, s 61

“means regulations made by the Minister under this Act”

Regulatory Authority

Defined in Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act 2021, s 75

“includes the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the Registrar-General of Companies, the Director-General of the Central Environmental Authority, the Controller of Immigration and Emigration, the Director-General of Customs …”

rehabilitation

Defined in Bureau of Rehabilitation Act 2023, s 36

“means the procedures and programmes for rehabilitation, treatment, aftercare and support services that shall be prescribed by regulations made under this Act.”

reinsurance

Defined in Regulation of Insurance Industry Act 2000, s 114

“means the transfer of an insurer’s liability incurred under any contract or policy of insurance, to a reinsurer”

related company

Defined in Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Act 2026, s 83

“means, a company which is related to another company if – (i) that company is the subsidiary or holding company of the other company; (ii) the holding company of that company is also a holding company of the other; or (iii) that company is …”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

related documents

Defined in Maintenance Claims (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1998, s 17

“means — (a) the application in pursuance of which the order was made”

relation

Defined in Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka Act 2021, s 188

“means a parent, spouse, child including step children, brother or sister including step brother or step sister of that person or the spouse of a child of that person”

relevant Act

Defined in Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka Act 2002, s 44

“means the Consumer Protection Act…”

relevant authorities

Defined in Economic Transformation Act 2024, s 161

“includes the Cabinet of Ministers and Parliament.”

Also defined in 1 other Act

relevant authority

Defined in Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act 2023, s 104

“means a law enforcement authority or public authority which lawfully interacts with the victim of crime or witness depending on the circumstances of each case”

Also defined in 1 other Act

relevant date

Defined in Rescue, Rehabilitation and Insolvency (Corporate and Personal) Act 2026, s 2

“means – (a) in the case of an administration, or a liquidation that was immediately preceded by an administration, the date of commencement of the administration; (b) in the case of a liquidation that was not immediately preceded by an …”

relevant information technology

Defined in Rescue, Rehabilitation and Insolvency (Corporate and Personal) Act 2026, s 2

“means – (a) computer hardware and software; (b) data storage and processing, including cloud services; (c) information, advice and technical assistance in relation to the use of information technology; (d) point-of-sale terminals; and (e) …”

relevant licencee

Defined in Sri Lanka Electricity Act 2009, s 61

“has the meaning as given in subsection (5) of section 30”

relevant Minister

Defined in Public Financial Management Act 2024, s 70

“means the Minister under whose purview the public entity is assigned under the paragraph (1) of Article 44 of the Constitution”

relevant Ministers

Defined in New Villages Development Authority for Plantation Region Act 2018, s 37

“means, the Minister assigned the subject of Finance, the Minister assigned the subject of Plantation Industries, the Minister assigned the subject of Public Enterprise Development and the Minister assigned the subject of Lands who have …”

relevant office holder

Defined in Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka Act 2021, s 32

“means – (a) any person acting in relation to a company as its liquidator, provisional liquidator, receiver or manager or an equivalent person; or (b) any person appointed pursuant to a bankruptcy proceedings.”

relevant regulatory or statutory body

Defined in Personal Data Protection Act 2022, s 56

“means, the regulatory or statutory body established by or under any written law which regulates, authorizes or supervises the controller and includes a Ministry which carries out the supervisory functions for the purpose of sections 26, 27 …”

relevant undertaker

Defined in Sri Lanka Electricity Act 2009, s 61

“has the meaning as given in paragraph 2 of Schedule I to this Act”

remuneration

Defined in Inland Revenue Act 2006, s 131

“means profits from employment within the meaning of section 4. Column I A company or a body of persons whether corporate or unincorporated A Partnership The Estate of a deceased person A non-resident person Column II Director, secretary …”