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Civil Registration System
Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka
Civil Registration System
Coordination and Technology
Coordination and Technology
Data Sharing
Is there a national coordinating committee to address issues on the functioning of the civil registration system and its integration with other systems, such as the health sector, vital statisitcs, national identity system, medicolegal death investigation, and others?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Sri Lanka
Legal Analysis
Sri Lanka established a CRVS Steering Committee comprised of various officials from the Ministry of Health, Registrar General's Department, Department of Census and Statistics, and the Ministry of Justice. The objective of this Steering Committee is to create a more robust and effective civil registration and vital statistics system.
Law Source
Does the law block the use of technology, such as electronic collection, transmission and storage of data, within the civil registration system?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Sri Lanka
Legal Analysis
The Births and Deaths Registration Act is silent on computerized civil registration. Section 15 of the BDRA generally require the informant to appear in person before the registrar to apply for vital event registration, and to sign the register if requested. There is a provision for applying via mail if it is not possible to attend in person, however there are fees attached to this process and the registrar can require the person to come to the office in person within 7 days. These provisions hinder the implementation of technology. In practice, registration occurs manually in divisions. The registration records are sent to the District Registrar who uploads these entries to a computerized system.
Does the law require that the civil registration authority share data with the agency responsible for producing vital statistics, on a regular and timely basis?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Sri Lanka
Legal Analysis
The Statistics Ordinance establishes the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS), which is responsible for preparation of statistics. While the Ordinance does not expressly mention vital statitics, it empowers the DCS to require any person to provide requested information. It also empowers the DCS to work cooperatively with other other government entities.
Is there a national coordinating committee to address issues on the functioning of the civil registration system and its integration with other systems, such as the health sector, vital statisitcs, national identity system, medicolegal death investigation, and others?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Sri Lanka
Legal Analysis
Sri Lanka established a CRVS Steering Committee comprised of various officials from the Ministry of Health, Registrar General's Department, Department of Census and Statistics, and the Ministry of Justice. The objective of this Steering Committee is to create a more robust and effective civil registration and vital statistics system.
Law Source
Does the law block the use of technology, such as electronic collection, transmission and storage of data, within the civil registration system?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Sri Lanka
Legal Analysis
The Births and Deaths Registration Act is silent on computerized civil registration. Section 15 of the BDRA generally require the informant to appear in person before the registrar to apply for vital event registration, and to sign the register if requested. There is a provision for applying via mail if it is not possible to attend in person, however there are fees attached to this process and the registrar can require the person to come to the office in person within 7 days. These provisions hinder the implementation of technology. In practice, registration occurs manually in divisions. The registration records are sent to the District Registrar who uploads these entries to a computerized system.
Does the law require that the civil registration authority share data with the agency responsible for producing vital statistics, on a regular and timely basis?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Sri Lanka
Legal Analysis
The Statistics Ordinance establishes the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS), which is responsible for preparation of statistics. While the Ordinance does not expressly mention vital statitics, it empowers the DCS to require any person to provide requested information. It also empowers the DCS to work cooperatively with other other government entities.
Is there a national coordinating committee to address issues on the functioning of the civil registration system and its integration with other systems, such as the health sector, vital statisitcs, national identity system, medicolegal death investigation, and others?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Sri Lanka
Legal Analysis
Sri Lanka established a CRVS Steering Committee comprised of various officials from the Ministry of Health, Registrar General's Department, Department of Census and Statistics, and the Ministry of Justice. The objective of this Steering Committee is to create a more robust and effective civil registration and vital statistics system.
Law Source
Does the law block the use of technology, such as electronic collection, transmission and storage of data, within the civil registration system?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Sri Lanka
Legal Analysis
The Births and Deaths Registration Act is silent on computerized civil registration. Section 15 of the BDRA generally require the informant to appear in person before the registrar to apply for vital event registration, and to sign the register if requested. There is a provision for applying via mail if it is not possible to attend in person, however there are fees attached to this process and the registrar can require the person to come to the office in person within 7 days. These provisions hinder the implementation of technology. In practice, registration occurs manually in divisions. The registration records are sent to the District Registrar who uploads these entries to a computerized system.
Does the law require that the civil registration authority share data with the agency responsible for producing vital statistics, on a regular and timely basis?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Sri Lanka
Legal Analysis
The Statistics Ordinance establishes the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS), which is responsible for preparation of statistics. While the Ordinance does not expressly mention vital statitics, it empowers the DCS to require any person to provide requested information. It also empowers the DCS to work cooperatively with other other government entities.
