ACT, No. 48 OF 2011

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PARLIAMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
SRI LANKA
REGISTRATION OF DOCUMENTS
(AMENDMENT) ACT, NO. 48 OF 2011
[Certified on 24th November, 2011]
Printed on the Order of Government
Published as a Supplement to Part II of the Gazette of the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka of November 25, 2011
PRINTEDATTHE DEPARTMENTOFGOVERNMENTPRINTING,SRILANKA
TO BEPURCHASED AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS BUREAU, COLOMBO 5
Price : Rs. 3.00 Postage : Rs. 5.00

Registration of Documents 1
(Amendment) Act, No. 48 of 2011
[Certified on 24th November, 2011]
L.D.—O. 22/2010.
ANACT TO AMEND THE REGISTRATION OF DOCUMENTS
ORDINANCE
BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka as follows:—
1. This Act may be cited as the Registration of Short title.
Documents (Amendment) Act, No. 48 of 2011.
2. Section 13 of the Registration of the Documents Amendment of
Ordinance (Chapter 117) is hereby amended by the repeal of section 13 of
Chapter 117.
subsection (1) of that section, and the substitution therefor
of the following new subsection:—
“(1) Every instrument (other than a will) presented
for registration shall embody therein or in a Schedule
annexed thereto, an accurate and clear description of
the land or immovable property affected
thereby, its boundaries, extent and situation
specifying the District, Pattu, Korale, Divisional
Secretary’s Division, local authority division and
the Grama Niladari Division and the village, of the
District in which the land is situated and in
case the land or immovable property affected by this
instrument is situated in within any municipality, town
or developed area, declared under section 2 of the
Municipal Councils Ordinance (Chapter 252),
section 2 of the Urban Councils Ordinance
(Chapter 255) and section 2 of the Pradeshiya Sabha
Act, No. 15 of 1987 respectively, the assessment
number and the name, if any, of the street, in which
such land or immovable property is situated.”.
3. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala text to
Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail in case
of inconsistency.
prevail.
2—PL 006248—4,090 (09/2011)

2 Registration of Documents
(Amendment) Act, No. 48 of 2011
Annual subscription of English Bills and Acts of the Parliament Rs. 885 (Local), Rs. 1,180
(Foreign), Payable to the SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION, NO. 163, KIRULAPONA MAWATHA, POLHENGODA, COLOMBO 05 before 15th
December each year in respect of the year following.
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