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| (1) Where the person summoned is an employee of the State or of a local authority or of a corporation the court issuing the summons shall ordinarily send it in duplicate and a translation where necessary to the head of the department or office in which such person is employed; and such head shall thereupon cause one of the duplicates with the translation where necessary to be served personally on the employee and shall return the other to the court with an endorsement of service. |
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| (2) In this section, " head of department or office " shall mean-
| | (a) when used with reference to a member of any unit of the Sri Lanka Army, Navy or Air Force, the Commanding Officer of that unit; | | |
| | (b) when used with reference to a person employed in a local authority, if the local authority is a Municipal Council, the Municipal Commissioner of that Council; if the local authority is an Urban or Town Council, the Secretary of the Council; and if the local authority is a Village Council, the Chairman of that Council; | | |
| | (c) when used with reference to any other employee of the State or of a corporation, the head of the department of Government or of the corporation as the case may be in which such person is employed. | | |
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