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| (1) Every memorandum of settlement which has been published in the Gazette under section 12 (6) shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Gazette or on such date, if any, as may be specified in that behalf in the memorandum. Every memorandum of settlement which has not been published in the Gazette under that section shall come into force on the date of the signing of that memorandum by [the parties to the dispute or by their representatives or on such date, if any, as may be specified in that behalf in the memorandum. |
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| (2) Where any memorandum of settlement provides that the settlement shall have effect for any period or until any date specified therein, such settlement shall continue in force with effect from the date on which it comes into force as provided in subsection (1), until the end of the period or until the date so specified, unless it ceases earlier to have effect as provided in section 15. |
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| (3) Where no period or date is specified in any memorandum as the period during which or the date until which the settlement shall have effect, the settlement shall continue in force with effect from the date on which it comes into force as provided in sub section (1) until it ceases to have effect as provided in section 15. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts