Civil Procedure Code (Amendment) Act 2000

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

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s 1Short Title

This Act may be cited as the Civil Procedure Code

(Amendment) Act, No. 34 of 2000.

s 2Amendment of section 544 of Chapter 101

Section 544 of the Civil Procedure Code is amended in subsection (1) of that section as follows :—

(1)

by the repeal of paragraph (a) of that subsection, and the substitution of the following paragraph therefor :—

“(a) moneys in any account, other than a current account, in any licensed Commercial Bank or licensed Specialized Bank, within the meaning of the Banking Act, No. 30 of 1988;”; and

(2)

by the repeal of paragraph (e) of that subsection, and the substitution of the following paragraph therefor :—

“(e) any other movable property in any vault, in any licensed Commercial Bank or licensed

Specialized Bank, within the meaning of the

Banking Act, No. 30 of 1988,”.

s 3Sinhala text to prevail in case of any inconsistency

In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.