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Citizenship (Amendment) Act (No. 16 of 2003) - Sect 3

Amendment of section 5 of the principal enactment

3.Section 5 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows -
(1) in subsection (1) of that section by the substitution for the words "citizen of Ceylon by descent if at the time of his birth his father is a citizen" of the words "citizen of Sri Lanka " if at the time of his birth either of his parents is or was a citizen of Sri Lanka "; and
(2) in subsection (2) of that section by the substitution for the words "citizen of Ceylon by descent if at the time of his birth his father is a citizen of Ceylon" of the words "citizen of Sri Lank if at the time of his birth either of his parent is or was a citizen of Sri Lanka"


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