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6. Amendment of section 23 of the principal enactment

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

Section 23 of the principal enactment is hereby amended in subsection (1) thereof, by the substitution for all the words from “Every party to a partition action shall,”

to “a list filed as aforesaid.” of the words-

“Every party to a partition action shall, not less than thirty days before the date first fixed for the trial of the action, file or cause to be filed in the court a list of documents on which he relies to prove his rights, share or interest to, of or in the and together with an abstract of the contents of such documents and a list of witnesses. Where a party is allowed to intervene after the date first fixed for trial, such party shall file a list of documents and a list of witnesses within thirty days of such intervention. No party shall, except with the leave of the court which may be granted on such term as the court may determine, be permitted to put any document or witness in evidence on his behalf in the action if that document or witness is not listed in the lists filed as aforesaid.”.