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2. Amendment of section 5 of Chapter 101

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

Section 5 of the Civil Procedure Code (Chapter 101)

(hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended by the insertion immediately after the definition of the expression “decree”, of the following new definition:-

““electronic” shall have the same meaning assigned to it by the Electronic Transactions Act, No.19 of 2006;”.