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| (1) Where the Registrar of the registering court is of opinion that the payer under a registered order has ceased to reside within the jurisdiction of that Court, then unless he is of opinion that the payer has ceased to reside in Sri Lanka, he shall subject to subsection (2), send a certified copy of the order and the related documents to the Secretary. |
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| (2) Where the Registrar of the registering court is of opinion that the payer is residing within the jurisdiction of another Magistrate's Court, in Sri Lanka, he shall transfer the order to the Secretary, informing the Secretary of such fact and the Secretary shall transfer the documents to the Registrar of the relevant court. Subject to subsection (3), the Registrar of that court shall register the order in a register to be maintained for that purpose and shall take necessary steps to have a copy of such order to be served on the payer. |
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| (3) Before registering an order in pursuance of subsection (2), the Registrar of the court shall take such steps as he thinks fit for the purpose of ascertaining whether the payer under the order is residing within the jurisdiction of the court, and if after taking these steps he is satisfied that the payer is not so residing, he shall return the certified copy of the order and the related documents to the Secretary. |
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| (4) Where a certified copy of an order is received by the Secretary under this section together with a notice signed by the Registrar that the payer has ceased to reside in Sri Lanka, the Secretary shall return the copy of the order and the related documents to the appropriate authority in the specified country. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts