10. Any person who-
| (a) knowingly, makes a false statement in an application made by him under this Act, or furnishes false information under this Act, or |
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| (b) being aware that a person whose death has been registered in pursuance of an application made under this Act, is alive, fails to furnish such information to the Registrar-General, or |
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| (c) dishonestly or fraudulently uses a Certificate of Death issued under the Births and Deaths Registration Act knowing, or having reason to believe that the person referred to in such certificate is alive; |
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shall be guilty of an offence under this Act, and shall upon conviction after trial by the High Court be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less:; than three years and not exceeding five years. |
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts