9. Section 14 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following new section substituted therefor: -
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| | (1) Every application for an order of maintenance or to enforce an order of maintenance shall be supported by an affidavit stating the facts in support of the application and the Magistrate shall, if satisfied that the facts set out in the affidavit are sufficient, issue a summons on the defendant to appear and to show cause why the application should not be granted. | | |
| | (2) The Magistrate shall, after such inquiry as he may consider necessary, make "order allowing or refusing the application and, if necessary, an order under section 8 or section 8A. " . | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts