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(1) A request for the service of summons or other document or a request for the taking of evidence or the performance of any other judicial act shall be in one of the official languages of Sri Lanka or in the English language. |
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(2) Any document accompanying such a request in a language other than English shall have a translation thereof in English, which shall be certified as correct, either by a diplomatic officer or consular agent or by a sworn translator or by any other person duly authorized in Sri Lanka or the specified country. |
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