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7. Replacement of section 80 of the principal enactment

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

Section 80 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section is substituted therefor: -

80. (1) After the issues are settled and the

Judge conducting the pre-trial conference is satisfied that the case is ready for trial, the

Judge shall forthwith appoint a date not later than fourteen days from the date of the conclusion of the pre-trial conference for the case to be called in order to fix a date for the trial, in the trial court.

(2)

The trial shall be conducted by a

Judge appointed for such purpose, other than the Judge who conducted the pre-trial conference:

Provided that, where a Judge has not been separately appointed to conduct the pre-trial conference, the Judge who has been appointed for such court shall conduct both pre-trial conference and the trial of such action.

(3)

The Judge who is fixing the case for trial may, in any appropriate case, fix several dates for trial.”.

”Fixing the case for trial

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