17. In this Act -"certified copy" in relation to an order of a court means a copy of the order certified by a proper officer of the court to be a true copy; "Maintenance Convention" means the United Nations Convention on the Recovery Abroad of Maintenance signed at New York on 20th June, 1956; "payer" in relation to a registered order means the person liable to make payments under the order; "registering court" in relation to a registered order, means the court in which that order is for the time being registered under this Act; "registered order" means an order which is for the time being registered in a Court in Sri Lanka under this Act; and "related documents" means-
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| (b) a statement giving such information as he possesses as to the whereabouts of the payer; and |
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| (c) any relevent documents in his possession relating to the case. |
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