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| (1) The Central Authority may, in the case of-
| | (a) a summons requiring a person charged with an offence to appear before a court in Sri Lanka; and | | |
| | (b) a summons or order requiring a person to attend before a court in Sri Lanka for the purpose of giving evidence in Criminal Proceedings. | | |
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| (2) Where the appropriate authority of a specified country to whom a request has been made under subsection(1) informs the Central Authority that the summons or order to which the request relates has been served on a person resident in such specified country and transmits a duty authenticated report of such service, the Central Authority shall cause such report to be sent to the court issuing or making such summons or order, and such report shall be admissible in evidence and the statements made therein shall be deemed to be correct unless the contrary is proved. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts