Registration of a Power of Attorney
- Any person can register a Power of Attorney to assign permission to another person residing in Sri Lanka to act on behalf of the applicant as an agent(legal).
- All documents should be submitted to the Head office or Zonal office.
- Zonal office - Zonal office will register if the receiver resides within the domain of the Zonal office.
- Head office - Head office will register even the receiver resides in anywhere of the country.
- The document should be submitted by making personally or by a Notary Public including correct information. Better to get advice from a Notary Public.
- Documents to be submitted,
- Power of Attorney
- Certified copy from the Power of Attorney
- Affidafit certified by a Justice of peace
- Fees chargeable are as follows. ......
| Description | Price (Rs.) |
| Registration of a Power of Attorney | 1500.00 |
| Inspect Records relating to Power of Attorney | 500.00 |
| Obtain a certified copy of the Power of Attorney | 500.00 |
| Issue a certified extract of a folio | 500.00 |
Cancellation of a Power of Attorney
- Applicant has to make the request to the office where the Power of Attorney is registered.
- Documents to be submitted
- Original of the Power of Attorney
- Affidavit supplied by the applicant
- Copy of the advertisement published in the government gazette in Sinhala, Tamil and English languages.
- Fee for cancellation of a registered Power of Attorney is Rs. 1500.00
