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| (1) The court shall order notice of a partition action to be sent by registered post-
| | (a) to every claimant (not being a party to the action) who is mentioned in the report of the surveyor under subsection (1) of section 18, and | | |
| | (b) to every person disclosed under paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 19 by a defendant in the action. | | |
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| (2)
| | (a) The plaintiff in a partition action shall file in court the notices which are to be sent under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section. | | |
| | (b) A defendant who discloses any person referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section, shall, unless the court otherwise orders, file in court the notice to be sent under that subsection to that person. | | |
| | (c) Every notice under subsection (1) of this section shall be substantially in the form set out in the Second Schedule to this Law. | | |
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| (3) Any person receiving notice under subsection (1) of this section shall not be added as a party to the action unless he applies by motion in writing to be added on or before the date specified in the notice. |
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| (4) Where such person is added as a party, the court shall forthwith appoint a date on or before which such party shall file his statement of claim. |
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| (5) The provisions of section 69 shall not apply to a person to whom notice has been sent under this section. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts