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| (1) Where an officer authorized in that behalf by the Board rejects a claim made by an insured person under a policy issued by the Board or where an insured person is dissatisfied with the amount awarded to him by any such officer, such insured person may, within thirty days of the notification to him of the rejection of She claim or of the award, as the case may be, make a written appeal to the Board, stating the grounds of appeal. |
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| (2) An appeal by an insured person under subsection (1) shall not prejudice his right to institute action in court in respect of the insurance policy to which the appeal relates, and in computing the period of prescription for any such action, the period commencing on the date of the making of such appeal and ending on the date of determination of such appeal shall be disregarded. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts