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Maintenance Claims (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act (No. 54 of 1998) - Sect 12

Obtaining of evidence for purpose of proceedings in Sri Lanka

12.
(1) A court in Sri Lanka may for the purpose of any proceedings in that court under this Act in pursuance of an application received by the Secretary from a specified country, request the Secretary to make to the appropriate authority or court in the specified country, a request for the taking in that country of the evidence of a person residing therein relating to matters connected with the application.
(2) A request made by a court under this section shall "
(a) give details of the application in question;
(b) state the name and address of the person whose evidence is to be taken; and
(c) specify the matters relating to which the evidence of such person is required.


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