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| (1) There shall be appointed to each court established under this Law a Registrar, Fiscal and such other officers as may be necessary for the administration and for the due execution of the powers and the performance of the duties of such court, including the service of process and the execution of decrees of court and other orders enforceable under any written law. |
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| (2) During the absence from duty of any ministerial or other officer of any court who is authorized or required by law to sign any process of the court or certificate or other document or execute any instrument or perform any other specified duty or function, the Judge of the court shall have power to direct any other officer of the court to sign such process, certificate or document, execute such instrument or perform such duty or function, and every act done in that behalf by such officer in conformity with any such direction of the Judge shall be deemed to be valid and effectual for all purposes. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts