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 as follows:—

(1)

by the insertion, immediately after the definition of the expression “court”, of the following definition:–

“ “court expert” shall mean a person specially skilled or knowledgeable in any subject, field or disciplines”;

(2)

by the insertion, immediately after the definition of the expression “legal document”, of the following new definition:–

“ “local authority” means any Municipal Council,

Urban Council or Pradeshiya Sabha and includes any Authority created and established by or under any law to exercise, perform and discharge powers, duties and functions corresponding to or similar to the powers, duties and functions exercised, performed and discharged by any such

Council or Sabha;”;

(3)

by the insertion, immediately after the definition of the expression “original court”, of the following new definitions:–

“ “Provincial Council” shall mean a Provincial

Council established under Article 154A of the

Constitution of the Democratic Socialist

Republic of Sri Lanka 1978;

“Public Corporation” means any corporation, board or other body which was or is established by or under any written law other than the Companies Act, No. 7 of 2007, with funds or capital wholly or partly provided by the Government by way of grant, loan or otherwise;

“Public Office” shall have the same meaning as defined in the National Archives Law No. 48

of 1973;”.

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