Gazette No. 2506 - PDF page 76

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PART  I :  SEC.  (IIA) – GAZETTE OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA – 11.09.2026
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a Divisional Secretary of the area of residence, or 
a staff grade officer holding a permanent post in 
government, a reputed person in a society who can be 
referred directly for obtaining information. The name, 
designation, and address of the person who issues the 
certificate should be clearly indicated. Applicants, who 
hold a permanent post in government service are not 
required to furnish character certificates.
(b)	 A certified copy of the entry of the 
registration of the birth of the applicant 
or a Special Certificate of age issued 
by the Register General (in case of 
applicants whose birth has not been 
registered)
Note 09:
	
(i)	 The special Certificate of Birth issued for school or 
educational purposes, or a certified extract from the 
entry of the registration of the birth is not accepted.
	
(ii)	 Affidavits or Baptism Certificates will not be 
accepted for birth certificates. If the name/names 
appearing on the Birth Certificate differs from the 
name/names that the applicant generally uses and 
the name under which the candidate sits for the 
examination, immediate action should be taken to 
correct the name/names in the Birth Certificates in 
terms of Section 27 or 28, of the Births and Deaths 
Registration Act, (Chapter 110) as the case may be.
	 (iii)	 Certificate of Registration as a citizen of Sri 
Lanka or official letter of acceptance issued by the 
government certifying citizenship by descent (as 
applicable). 
	
(iv)	 Originals of educational certificates or if such 
certificates are not issued, other relevant official 
documents.
	
(v)	 Documents to prove achievements in sports at 
zonal/district/national levels.
	
(vi)	 Applicants are advised to keep the required 
documents ready at the time of forwarding the 
application. Applicants who fail to furnish required 
documents or delay in producing such documents 
whenever requested will be disqualified from being 
appointed to this post.
11.	 Furnishing False Information - In the event of 
revealing disqualification of an applicant his/ her 
candidature could be canceled before the examination 
or during the examination or after the examination or 
at any time. If it reveals that a candidate has furnished 
false information knowingly or any special detail 
is purposely concealed or if it is proved that he/ she 
was disqualified to appear for this examination at any 
instance during his/her tenure, he/ she shall be dismissed 
from the service immediately. The candidature of 
applicants who have not fulfilled the requirements 
stipulated in this notification will be canceled.
	
12.	 Matters not included in these regulations if any, will be 
decided at the discretion of the Director General of the 
Customs.
13.	 In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala, 
Tamil, and English texts of this Gazette Notification, 
the Sinhala text shall prevail.
Director General of Customs,
Sri Lanka Customs,
“Customs House”,
No.40, Main Street,
Colombo 11. 
09-99/1
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MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PLANNING AND 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Department of Sri Lanka Customs 
To Customs Guards,
LIMITED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE 
PROMOTION TO THE POST OF INSPECTOR OF 
CUSTOMS, GRADE II OF SRI LANKA CUSTOMS- 
2026
ONLINE applications are called from Customs Guards- 
Grade II who possess below mentioned qualifications to fill 
50% of existing vacancies of posts of Inspector of Customs-
Grade II.  
01.	 Qualifications
0.1	 Professional Qualifications
	
i.	 Should be an officer of the post of Customs 
Guard- Grade II 
	
ii.	 Should have an immediately preceding 
05 years period of active and satisfactory 
service and have earned all the salary 
increments during the said period.
	
iii.	 Should have performed average or higher 
performance level in accordance with the