Hierarchy
Functions
- Issuing birth and death certificates copies to Divisional Secretariats under Section 12 (1) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act
- Issuing Marriage certificates copies to Divisional Secretariats under section 37(3) of the Marriage Registration Ordinance (General)
- Issuing Muslim marriage and divorce certificate copies to Divisional Secretariats under section 76(2) of the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act
- Issuing Kandyan marriage and divorce certificate copies to Divisional Secretariat under section 26 of the Kandyan Marriage and Divorce Act
- Issuing adoption certificates
- Giving orders for the registration of births and deaths of Sri Lankans occuring abroad, and issuing certified copies there of
- Issuing extract copies related to birth/ marriage/death registers
- Conserving the duplicate copies of birth, marriage, and death certificates
- Authentication of birth, marriage and death certificates referred by government ministries, departments and embassies
- Correcting recording errors in the adoption regieter under section 10(5)(c) of the Adoption of Children Ordinance
