Costs charged for NIC-related services revised

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Public Security Ministry has amended the fees charged for the services related to National Identity Cards (NICs).In a special gazette
notification published on Monday (Oct
23), Public Security Minister Tiran Alles upped the charges pursuant to the regulations made under Section 52 of the Registration of Persons
Act No
32 of 1968.Thereby, the fee levied for the issuance of a certified copy of an NIC has been set at Rs
1,000.In addition, the fees for the certification of authenticity of the particulars relating to an NIC have also been revised
As such, Rs
Meanwhile, the fee for submissions made by way of a physical document or electronic means acceptable to the Commissioner General has been
set at Rs
500.Further, the fee for the registration of a person as a photographer, under the Act, has been raised from Rs
10,000 to Rs
15,000.The annual fee for the renewal of Certificate of Registration has been increased to Rs
3,000 from Rs
2,000.