PARLIAMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
SRI LANKA

IMMIGRANTS AND EMIGRANTS

(AMENDMENT) ACT, No. 7 OF 2015

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Immigrants and Emigrants (Amendment)

Act, No. 7 of 2015

[Certified on 03rd June, 2015]

L. D.O. 25/2013.
AN ACT TO AMEND THE IMMIGRANTS AND EMIGRANTS
ACT (CHAPTER 351)
BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka as follows:
1. This Act may be cited as the Immigrants and Emigrants
(Amendment) Act, No. 7 of 2015.

Short title.

2. The Immigrants and Emigrants Act (Chapter 351) is

hereby amended by the insertion, immediately after section
35 thereof, of the following new section:

Insertion of new
section 35A in
Chapter 351.

Taking of
finger
printing for
passport
purposes.

35A. The Authority prescribed to issue or

renew passports may take finger printing for
the inclusion in the passport, from a person
applying for a passport or the renewal of a
passport..

3. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala

and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.

2PL 0090292950 (04/2015)

Sinhala text to
prevail in case of
inconsistency.

Immigrants and Emigrants (Amendment)

Act, No. 7 of 2015

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