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14. Obligations of Mediation Service Providers

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

(1)

A Mediation Service Provider shall provide administrative support to the mediator for the conduct of the mediation and shall, for such purpose comply with the following requirements :-

(a)

adopt such rules as are necessary for the conduct of mediations, including but not limited to the procedure for the appointment of mediators, the observance of the law relating to confidentiality and without prejudice, the observance of the principle of party autonomy, the integrity of the mediation process, the roles of the parties and of the mediator and the conduct of the mediation process; and

(b)

adopt a code of ethics for mediators that shall include the requirements set out in section 15.

(2)

A Mediation Service Provider that has not adopted rules and a Code of ethics as set out in paragraphs (a) and (b)

of subsection (1) respectively, shall not entertain applications or requests for the administration of mediation services and shall not administer mediation services.

Read on from s 15

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