Mediation (Special Categories of Disputes) Act 2003 · As enacted
7. Jurisdiction of the Special Mediation Boards
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), a person may make an application to the Chairman of the Panel appointed for any Special Mediation Board Area, for the settlement by mediation of any dispute arising in respect of any one or more of the categories of disputes determined under section 2 of this Act, and arising wholly or partly within such Special Mediation Board Area :
Provided that where any dispute referred to such
Chairman—
involves any movable or immovable property, the application shall be made to the Chairman of the
Panel appointed for the Special Mediation Board
Area within which such movable property is kept or immovable property is situated ;
involves a contract, the application shall be made to the Chairman of the Panel appointed for the Special
Mediation Board Area within which such contract was made ; and
involves a matter which constitutes a cause of action in a court of law, the application shall be made to the Chairman of the Panel appointed for the Special
Mediation Board Area within the territorial limits of the court having jurisdiction in respect of such action.
Every application shall be accompanied by a document evidencing the fact that the prescribed fee has been paid in the prescribed manner.