General Consistory of the Dutch. Refom1ed .Church in Ceylon (Amendment) Act 2007

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

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s 1Shon title

This Act may be cited as the General Consistory of the

Dutch. Refom1ed .Church in Ceylon (Amendment) Act,

No. 08 of 2007.

"General Consistory of the· Dutch Reformed Church in Ceylon" to be known as "General Consistory of the Christian Reformed Church of Sri Lanka"' and ·'Christian Reformed Church". respectively.

· 2.

In every context in which the General Consistory of the Dutch Reformed Church in Ceylon is mentioned (whether by that nai11e or by the abbreviation of the "Dutch Reformed

Church") in the General Consistory of the Dutch Reformed

Church in Ceylon Ordinance (Chapter 329), other than in the long title, or in any rule, notice or other document made or issued under the General Consistory of the Dutch Reformed

Church fn Ceylon Ordinance (Chapter 329), there shall, unless the context o!herwise requires, be substituted for the expression '·General Consistory of the Dutch Reformed

Church in Ceylon

'.' and for the expression "Dutch Reformed

Church" of the words "General Consistory of the Christian

Reformed Church of Sri Lanka" and of the words "Christian

Reformed Church".

Ge11eral Consistory nf the Dutch Reji,r111ed

Clrurch of Ceylo11 ( A111e11d111c11t) Act, No. OS of 2007

s 3Continuation of contracts. agreements, actions. appeals, rights and liabilities &c

(1)

All contracts. agreements. cetificotcs or other instruments or documents whatsoever made. issued or executed prior to the date of the commencement of this Act, by or. in favour of the Genernl Consistory of the Dutch

Reformed Church in Ceylon shall be deemed on or ufter date of commencement of this Act, to be, and to have been made.

issued or executed by or in favour of, the General Consistory of the Chirstian Reformed Church of Sri Lanka.

(2)

All suits, actions, appeals and other legal proceedings instituted by or against the General Consistory of the Dutch

Reformed Church in Ceylon, and pending on the day immediately prior to the date of the commencement of this

Act, shall not abate or be discontinued, and may be continued or enforced by or against the General Consistory of the

Christian Reformed Church of Sri Lanka.

(3)

All the rights, liabilites and obligations of the General

Consistory of the Dutch Reformed Church in Ceylon other than the rights, liabilities and obligations referred to in sub

section ( l) on the day immediately prior to the date of the commencement of this Act, sh_aH be deemed to be the rights.

liabilities and obligations of the General Consistory of the

Christian Reformed Church of Sri Lanka.

s 4Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency

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