Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka)> ?p ?o }
Showing triples 1 to 54 of
54
with 100 triples per page.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) abstract "The National Identity Card (abbreviation: NIC) is the identity document in use in Sri Lanka. It is compulsory for all Sri Lankan citizens who are sixteen years of age and older to have their NICs. NICs are issued from the Department for Registration of Persons. The Registration of Persons Act No.32 of 1968 as amended by Act Nos 28 and 37 of 1971 and Act No.11 of 1981 legislates the issuance and usage of NICs.The original intention was to issue a book form identity card very much like the driving license of the 1970s because of the need to accommodate the 2\"x2\" size photos which were the norm at the time. This resulted in limited use of the ID. For example, fishermen could not use it as the book would get wet. It was necessary to make it easy to carry and waterproof while standing up to rough handling.Mr. T. B. Ekanayake, the first Commissioner of Registration of Persons, contacted Dr. D. B. Nihalsingha, the Director of the Goverenmnet Film Unit, and handed over the responsibility for the design of an easy to carry card. Mr. Gaspe Ratnayake, the artist of the GFU, designed the card, which is the same design even today. For the first time 35mm still film was proposed by Dr. Nihalsingha and the aid of the GDR was sought. The GDR donated 5000 35mm Practika cameras along with 400 foot rolls of 35mm cine film and spare cassettes to load the film. These were issued to studios around the country with instructions as to how to pose the photo. 35mm still photography became the norm with this step and the 2\"x2\" Roleflex photos receded.It is compulsory for a bearer to hold the card at all times (apart from the NIC, a driving license, Sri Lankan passport or temporary identification document can be used) and show the cards to police officers conducting regular screening while on patrol, check points for instance. The police may detain suspicious individuals who fail to show any form of legal identification until relevant identification can be produced in person or by proxy. The NIC is also a required document for some government procedures, for commercial transactions such as the opening of a bank account, and for entry to high-security government or private premises by surrendering or exchanging for an entry pass. Failure to produce the card may result in denied access to these premises or denial of goods and services. Most notably it is required to apply for a passport (over 16), driving licence (over 18) and to vote (over 18).".
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageExternalLink www.drp.gov.lk.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageExternalLink www.drp.gov.lk.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageExternalLink postal-identity-cards.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageID "28649349".
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageLength "6509".
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageOutDegree "22".
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageRevisionID "706870071".
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageWikiLink Abbreviation.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Government_of_Sri_Lanka.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageWikiLink Category:National_identity_cards_by_country.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Sri_Lankan_law.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageWikiLink Cloud_computing.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageWikiLink Driving_licence_in_Sri_Lanka.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageWikiLink Identity_document.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageWikiLink Radio-frequency_identification.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageWikiLink Sinhalese_language.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageWikiLink Smart_card.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageWikiLink Social_Security_number.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageWikiLink Sri_Lanka.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageWikiLink Sri_Lanka_Post.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageWikiLink Sri_Lankan_passport.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageWikiLink Tamil_language.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageWikiLinkText "National Identity Card".
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageWikiLinkText "National identity card (Sri Lanka)".
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageWikiLinkText "National identity card (Sri Lanka)#Alternate_identity_cards".
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) dateFirstIssued "1972-09-14".
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) dateFirstIssued "2014-02-28".
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) dateFirstIssued "2016-01-01".
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) documentName "National Identity Card".
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) documentType Identity_document.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) eligibility "5.049216E8".
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) expiration "N/A".
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) imageCaption "Front".
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) imageCaption "Reverse".
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) purpose "Identification".
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Flag.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Identity_cards.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Infobox_Identity_document.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wikiPageUsesTemplate a.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) subject Category:Government_of_Sri_Lanka.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) subject Category:National_identity_cards_by_country.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) subject Category:Sri_Lankan_law.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) hypernym Document.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) type Book.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) type Card.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) comment "The National Identity Card (abbreviation: NIC) is the identity document in use in Sri Lanka. It is compulsory for all Sri Lankan citizens who are sixteen years of age and older to have their NICs. NICs are issued from the Department for Registration of Persons.".
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) label "National identity card (Sri Lanka)".
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) sameAs Q6979606.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) sameAs m.0cz8cr8.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) sameAs தேசிய_அடையாள_அட்டை_(இலங்கை).
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) sameAs Q6979606.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) wasDerivedFrom National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka)?oldid=706870071.
- National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka) isPrimaryTopicOf National_identity_card_(Sri_Lanka).