Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsRecovery
| 11. Where the amount of any debits tax or part thereof is in default, the Commissioner-General may issue a certificate containing particulars of the amount in default and the name and last known place of residence or business of the defaulter to the Magistrate having jurisdiction in the division in which such place is situated. The Magistrate shall thereupon summon the defaulter to show cause why proceedings for the recovery of the amount of the debits tax in default should not be taken against him, and if sufficient cause is not shown, the amount of the debits tax in default shall by order of the Magistrate on such defaulter, and shall, when recovered be remitted to the Commissioner General to be credited to the Consolidated fund. |