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| (1) Every diplomatic or consular officer shall be deemed to he an Additional District Registrar for any district in Sri Lanka within the meaning of the Birth and Deaths Registration Act (Chapter 110) and accordingly such diplomatic or consular officer may register the birth or death of a citizen of Sri Lanka occurring in the foreign country to which he is appointed or accredited, as though such registration were made in Sri Lanka. |
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| (2) The provisions of the Births and Deaths Registration Act shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and in relation to the registration of any birth or death referred to in subsection (1). |
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| (3) Every diplomatic or consular officer shall, in the performance of his functions under subsection (1), comply with the provisions of the Births and Deaths Registration Act. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts