5.Any person who -
| (a) knowingly makes a false statement in an application
made by him under section 3, or furnishes false
information ;
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| (b) being aware that a person whose death has been
registered in pursuance of an application made under
section 3. is alive, fails to furnish such information
to the Registrar-General ; or |
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(c) dishonestly or fraudulently uses a certificate of death issued under the Births and Deaths Registration Act knowing, or having reason to believe that the person referred to in such certificate is alive,
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shall be guilty of an offence under this Act, and shall upon conviction after trial by the High Court be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than three years and not exceeding five years. |
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts