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(1) Every diplomatic or consular officer shall be deemed to be ex officio a Justice of the Peace for the Republic of Sri Lanka and accordingly may administer any oath or affirmation or take any affidavit and such oath or . affirmation or such affidavit shall be deemed to have been administered or taken, as the case may be, in Sri Lanka. |
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(2) Any diplomatic or consular officer administering an oath or affirmation or taking an affidavit under the provisions of subsection (1) shall not be held responsible for the truth of the contents, or the accuracy, of any statement made under such oath or affirmation or recorded in such affidavit. |
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