Deaths, estates & records

මරණ, දේපළ සහ වාර්තා · மரணங்கள், சொத்துகள் மற்றும் பதிவுகள்

When someone dies, and your records

Situations

Registering a death · මරණයක් ලියාපදිංචි කිරීම · மரணத்தைப் பதிவு செய்தல்
A sudden or unnatural death · හදිසි හෝ අස්වාභාවික මරණයක් · திடீர் அல்லது இயற்கைக்கு மாறான மரணம்
Burial and cremation · භූමදානය සහ ආදාහනය · அடக்கமும் தகனமும்
Probate and letters of administration · ප්‍රොබේට් සහ පරිපාලන බලපත්‍ර · புரோபேட் மற்றும் நிர்வாகக் கடிதங்கள்
Changing your name · ඔබේ නම වෙනස් කිරීම · உங்கள் பெயரை மாற்றுதல்
Donating organs, eyes or your body · ඉන්ද්‍රිය, ඇස් හෝ දේහය පරිත්‍යාග කිරීම · உறுப்புகள், கண்கள் அல்லது உடலைத் தானம் செய்தல்

Births and Deaths Registration Act — Requires every death to be registered and controls late registration after three months.
Code of Criminal Procedure Act — Duty to report sudden, violent or suspicious deaths, and the inquest procedure.
Civil Procedure Code — Testamentary actions in the District Court: probate of a will and letters of administration.
Wills Ordinance — How a valid will is made, signed and witnessed.
Estate Duty Act — Old tax on deceased estates; reported as not payable for deaths on or after 13 November 1985.
Transplantation of Human Tissues Act, No. 48 of 1987 — Consent rules for donating organs, eyes and bodies; bans selling body parts.
Cemeteries and Burial Grounds Ordinance, No. 9 of 1899 — Local authorities run public cemeteries, keep burial registers and control exhumation.
Penal Code — Offence of trespassing on burial places or disturbing a funeral (s. 292).
Registration of Persons Act — National Identity Card law; your NIC must be updated after a name change.