Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Registration Of Persons Act (No. 32 of 1968)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.	   Short title and date of operation  
   2.	   Persons liable  
   3.	   Appointment of officers and servants  
   4.	   Powers and duties of officers  
   5.	   Delegation of powers of the Commissioner  
   6.	   Register of Persons  
   7.	   Order appointing the period within which persons liable to registration are required to apply for such registration  
   8.	   Obligation of persons liable to registration to apply for such registration  
   9.	   Applications for registration  
   10.	   Grounds on which application for registration may be rejected by the Commissioner  
   11.	   Disposal of application for registration by the Commissioner  
   12.	   Appeals to an appropriate Tribunal against decisions of the Commissioner on applications for registration  
   13.	   Finality of decisions of the Commissioner on application for registration  
   14.	   Identity cards to be issued to registered persons  
   15.	   Identity card to be produced when required  
   16.	   Issue of duplicate identity card in case of loss of original  
   17.	   Issue of duplicate identity card in case of damage, &c. of original  
   18.	   Recovery of lost identity cards  
   19.	   Surrender of an identity card  
   20.	   Appeals to an appropriate Tribunal against decisions of the Commissioner on applications for duplicates of identity cards  
   21.	   Finality of decisions of the Commissioner on applications for duplicates of identity cards  
   22.	   Identity card not transferable  
   23.	   Alteration of identity card  
   24.	   Not more than one identity card to be issued to any person  
   25.	   Registration of Persons Tribunals  
   26.	   Jurisdiction of a Tribunal  
   27.	   Record of proceedings before a Tribunal  
   28.	   Power to summon witnesses, etc  
   29.	   Persons giving evidence before a Tribunal bound to state the truth  
   30.	   Decision of a Tribunal to contain reasons  
   31.	   Costs of proceedings before a Tribunal  
   32.	   Procedure and practice before a Tribunal  
   33.	   Decisions by a Tribunal  
   34.	   Punishment of contempts  
   35.	   Failure to obey summons, to give evidence. &c  
   36.	   Government to meet cost of copies of photographs accompanying any application for registration  
   37.	   Power of Commissioner, &c. to require applicants for registration or duplicate identity cards to furnish information  
   38.	   Power to require employers to furnish. returns regarding persons in their employment  
   39.	   Power of Commissioner or authorized officer to require information from persons general and to hold inquiries  
   40.	   Certificate issued by certain officers for special purposes  
   41.	   Limitation in regard to prosecutions  
   42.	   Proof of instrument issued by the Commissioner  
   43.	   Commissioner, &c. deemed to be peace officers  
   44.	   Offences  
   45.	   Burden of proof cast on applicants for registration  
   46.	   The operation of the Immigrants and Emigrants Act not to be prejudiced or affected by this Act  
   47.	   Certain identity card invalid  
   48.	   Offences to be triable summarily by a Magistrate  
   49.	   Liability in case of offences committed by a body corporate or union corporate  
   50.	   Offences to be cognizable  
   51.	   Compounding of offences  
   52.	   Regulations  
   53.	   Service of documents  
   54.	   Fees, fines and penalties to be credited to the Consolidated Fund of Ceylon  
   55.	   Interpretation