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Civil aspects of International Child Education Act 2001
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Civil aspects of International Child Education Act 2001

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1Short Title and date of operation,
2Application
3Wrongful removal oT retention
4Central Authority,
5Duties of Central Authority
6Application to
7Central Authority may refuse application
8Central Authority to transmit application 10 appropriate authority in another specificd country in certain cases
9Centrat Authority may apply to High Court for order of return
10High Coun may order return of child
11Grounds on which High Court may refuse to make an order under section 10
12Central Authority may request Court for reasons for delay in disposing of application
13Rights of access
14Central Authority may apply to court for order of
15Evidence
16High Court may require Central Authority to obtain order from relevant authorities in specified country
17Central Authority not to be required to give security for payment of costs
18High Court may order payment of costs incurred by Central Authority
19Order under section 10 nota decision or determination on merits
20Courts jurisdiction to decide or determine questions relating to the custody of a child wrongfully removed to Sri Lanka
21Central Authority to arrange for return of child in respect of whom an order has been made under section 10
22Person, institution or other body may apply to Central Authority for securing return of child wrongtully removed to, or wrongfully retained...
23Jurisdiction of High Court to make certain declarations
24Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency tn the event of any inconsistency between ‘the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Si...
25Interpretation

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Civil aspects of International Child Education Act 2001 · As enacted

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The Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Justice shall be the Central Authority for the purposes of this Act, (hereinaltcr referred to as “the Central

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