Census (Amendment) Act 2011

This Act may be cited as the Census (Amendment)

Act, No. 26 of 2011.

The Census Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as the

“principal enactment”) is hereby amended in subsection (4)

of section 5, by the substitution for the words “to a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees” of the words “to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees”.

Section 6 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following new section is substituted therefor:—

6. Every District Secretary, shall in addition to the powers, duties and functions exercised, performed or discharged by him within the

Administrative District in respect of which he is appointed, be appointed as the

Commissioner of Census in respect of such

District:

Provided that the Minister may where it appears that it is not practicable to appoint the

District Secretary as Commissioner of Census appoint any other person as Commissioner of

Census for such Administrative District or part thereof, as the case may be.”.

Section 21 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—

in subsection (1) of that section, by the substitution for the words “or to a fine not exceeding ten

in subsection (2) of that section, by the substitution for the words “or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees” of the words “or to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees”; and

in subsection (3) of that section, by the substitution for the words “or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees” of the words “to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees”.

In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.