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Part III · Assistance in Relation to the Service of Summons and Other Documents

9. Request by the Central Authority for service in a specified country

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

(1)

The Central Authority may, in the case of —

(a)

a summons requiring a person charged with an offence to appear before a court in Sri Lanka ; and

(b)

a summons or order requiring a person to attend before a court in Sri Lanka for the purpose of giving evidence in criminal proceedings, issued or made by a court in Sri Lanka, request the appropriate authority of a specified country in which such person is resident to have such summons or order served on such person in the specified country, and may in such request, specify the mode of service of such summons or order.

(2)

Where the appropriate authority of a specified country to whom a request has been made under subsection (1) informs the Central Authority that the summons or order to which the request relates has been served on a person resident in such specified country and transmits a duly authenticated report of such service, the Central Authority shall cause such report to be sent to the court issuing or making such summons or order, and such report shall be admissible in evidence and the statements made therein shall be deemed to be correct, unless the contrary is proved.

Part IV

Assistance in Relation to Taking of Evidence and Production of Documents or Other Articles

Read on from Part IV

Part V

Arrangements for Persons to Give Evidence or Assist Investigations

Read on from Part V

Part VI

Assistance in Relation to Search and Seizure

Read on from Part VI

Part VII

Tracing Proceeds of Crime and Enforcement of Orders

Read on from Part VII

Part VIII

General

Read on from Part VIII

Schedules