Divisional Secretariat - Harispattuwa

Registration of births are carried out based on the place which the relevant incident occurred

Registration of a birth occurred at home

• Should be informed to the Grama Niladhari within 07 days of the birth occurred.
• The birth is registered by the Registrar who is appointed to the Births and Deaths division which the birth occurred.
• Duly filled registration - Form CR01 should be submitted to the Births and Deaths Registrar relevant to the birth place. The same registration – Form CR01 can be obtained from the Registrar relevant to the birth place or downloaded from the web-site. document-download
• Eligible persons to inform a birth 
  • Father
  • Mother 
  • Persons who were present at the time of the birth of the child 
  • Guardians.
• The document to be submitted by the persons who are eligible to inform a birth 
  • Duly filled registration-Form CR01
  • A photocopy of the marriage certificate of the parents .
  • Photocopies of the birth certificates of the parents
  • Original copy and photocopies of National Identity Card 
• If the parents are unmarried, both of the parents should meet the Births and Deaths Registrar relevant to the place which the birth occurred for enter the information of the father.If the parents are unmarried, both of the parents should meet the Births and Deaths Registrar relevant to the place which the birth occurred for enter the information of the father.
• Birth can be registered free of charge within 03 months from the birth occurred. Birth can be registered after 03 months elapse from the birth and refer the details on past birth registration for that purpose.
• A copy of the register of birth is issued free of charge to the informer after registration of a birth.
• Even if an ability to register a birth only on the information of date of birth and place of birth the information known by the mother (although including information less than that occasionally). In that occasion, birth register is issued by completing only the columns which were relevant to information provided .

Registration of birth occurred in a hospital (Public or Private)

• A birth is registered by the Registrar of Births and Deaths who is relevant to the place of birth..
• Eligible persons to inform a birth
  • Father
  • Mother
  • Persons who were present at the time of the birth of the child, guardians of the child
  • Medical officer of the hospital
• If the parents are unmarried, both of the parents should meet the Births and Deaths Registrar relevant to the hospitalwhich the birth occurred for enter the information of the father.
• Required registration for inform the birth- Form CR 01, can be obtained from Births and Deaths registrar and can be download from the web-site also. document-download
• The document to be submitted for registration of a birth by the persons who are eligible to inform a birth
  • Duly filled registration - Form CR01
  • Report issued by the hospital to confirm the birth
  • A photocopy of the marriage certificate of the parents
  • Photocopies of the birth certificates of the parents
  • Original copy and photocopies of National Identity Card
• A copy of the register of birth is issued free of charge to the informer

Registration of Marriages (General)

• It can get married under Registration of Marriages (General) Ordinance, that the parties who are belonging to any other race or religion, the both parties are not Muslims.It can get married under Registration of Marriages (General) Ordinance, that the parties who are belonging to any other race or religion, the both parties are not Muslims.
• Marriage Notice should be filled in two copies and handed over to the Marriage Registrar of the division by certifying it.(Birth certificate or other document to confirm the name and date of birth)
• Authorized persons to certify the Notices
  • Marriage Registrar of the division
  • A Justice of Peace
  • A Notary Public
  • A Minister
• The requirements to be fulfilled for handing over a marriage notice
  • Requirement of the residency of the parties in the relevant division
    • Parties residing in the division for past 10 days prior to submit the marriage notice.
    • Parties are not resided in the same division and  resided in separate divisions, for past 10 days prior to  submit the  marriage notice.
    • If one party out of two parties has not been resided in Sri Lanka for past 10 days prior to submit the marriage notice, the other party shall be resided in Sri Lanka in 10 days.  
• If  at least one party out of two parties had not been resided in Sri Lanka for past 10 days prior to  submit the  marriage notice, one party shall be resided in Sri Lanka in 04 days.
• Both parties shall  be completed age of 18 years to last birthday.
• They are not prohibited degrees of relationship  to marry
• At that time a valid marriage is not existed
  • For registration of marriages(general),  14 days shall be elapsed from submitting  the marriage notice to the relevant Registrar.
  • If it is necessary to register a marriage before 14 days, a  request can be made from the registrar for making registration  on special license.
  • When marriage notices handed over to the marriage registrars  of  two divisions, marriage can be registered after exchanging notices and issuing of certificates of registrars.
  • If it is required to register the marriage in a place  outside  the marriage registrar’s office, a special permission should be taken and an application of which prescribed fees paid, should be forwarded for that purpose.
• ** After completing of the above matters, registration of the marriage is done by the registrar before  two witnesses and the third copy of the marriage certificate is handed over to the bride.

Registration of a Death Occurred at Home

• Shall be informed to the Grama Niladhari within 05 days of the death occurred.Shall be informed to the Grama Niladhari within 05 days of the death occurred.
• A report prepared as per Form B24 relevant to each death to be forwarded to relevant Births and Deaths Registrar by the Grama Niladhari.
• Death is registered by the Births and Deaths Registrar who is relevant to the place which the death occurred.
• Form CR02 for the registration of deaths can be obtained by the Registrar.
• The persons eligible for inform a death
  • The next of kin who was present at the time of death
  • The next of kin who wasgiven attendance care at last at the time of sick
  • When there is no such relation existed
    • A relation of the deceased person who is resided within the registrar division of which the deceased person resided.
  • When there is no such relation existed
    • A person who was present there at the moment of death
    • The resident of the building who was present at the time of deat
  • When there is no such person existed mentioned above
    • The person who is engaged in burial, cremate the dead body or doing funeral arrangement in an other manner.
• The death can be registered free of charge within 03 days of the death occurred.
  • There is an ability to register the death after 03 months elapsed from the death and see the details on registration of past deaths for further information.
  • A death certificate is issued free of charge to the informer.
    ** When you received the death certificate, please be kind enough to acknowledge it after going through and checking it.