4. Section 29 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following new section substituted therefor: -
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| | (1) All proceedings in a Family Court Courts shall be instituted and conducted as expeditiously as possible in accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed: Provided that until such regulations have been so prescribed, the court shall, as far us ' practicable, follow the provisions relating to summary procedure in the Civil Procedure Code. | | |
| | (2) The provisions of the Adoption of Children Ordinance and the Maintenance Ordinance governing the institution and conducting of proceedings under the said Ordinances shall be deemed to apply to such proceedings that may be instituted in the Family Courts. | | |
| | (3) All applications for the care and custody of minor children shall take precedence over all other matters in every Family Court and shall, unless exceptional circumstances so warrant, be heard from day to day to ensure the expeditious disposal of the same.". | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts