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A power of attorney may be registered by a person to authorize another person to represent him, to perform a certain task, to do an act or to carry on a certain trade or business on his behalf. Every power of attorney signed in Sri Lanka or in any other country must be registered with this department.
If it is written and signed in Sri Lanka, it must be submitted to this Department for registration within a period of one month from the date of signing, and if it is written and signed outside Sri Lanka, it must be submitted within a period of 03 months from the date of signing.
Local and foreign Powers of Attorney, duly certified in accordance with the Powers of Attorney Ordinance No. 04 of 1902, may be submitted for registration at any Zonal Office or District Assistant Registrar General's Office, regardless of the address of residence of the attorney.
According to the Power of Attorney Amendment Act No. 28 of 2022, when writing and signing in Sri Lanka, it must be written and certified by a public notary in the presence of two witnesses.
When signing a power of attorney outside Sri Lanka, it must be signed in the presence of two witnesses and an ambassador, high commissioner, diplomatic officer, consular officer or any person authorized to sign and certify a power of attorney under the law of that country.
Documents to be submitted for registration,
- Original copy of power of attorney
- A copy of the power of attorney certified as a true copy by a public notary
- Affidavit as set out in the Schedule to the Attorneys (Amendment) Act, No. 28 of 2022
- Notarized copy of the National Identity Card, Passport or Driving License of the grantor and recipient of the Power of Attorney
- If the power of attorney is issued and certified abroad, a copy of the biographical page of the grantor's passport, certified (signed) by the grantor himself.
