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| (1) Every person, other than a corporation or company, who was registered in respect of any business under the Business Names Ordinance on the fifteenth day of September, 1960, shall, notwithstanding that he may have ceased to be so registered or to carry on that business on the date of the commencement of this Act, be liable to pay a surcharge (in this section referred to as " the surcharge ") on the fee paid for such registration under that Ordinance. The amount of such surcharge shall be determined by reference to subsection (2). |
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| (2) The amount of the surcharge which a person is liable to pay under this section shall,-
| | (a) if that person is an individual or firm, which is Ceylonese, be two hundred and fifty rupees; or | | |
| | (b) if that person is an individual or firm, which is not Ceylonese, be one thousand rupees. | | |
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| (3) The amount of the surcharge which a person is liable to pay under this section shall be paid to the Registrar of Companies or the Registrar of Business Names by that person within thirty days after the date of the commencement of this Act, and if it is not so paid, that amount shall be deemed to be in default. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts