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14. Variation or revocation of a Protection Order

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

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A Protection Order may be altered, modified, varied, extended or revoked, on an application made either by the aggrieved person or the respondent, and where the

Court is satisfied that there is a change of circumstances that require such alteration, modification, variation, extention, or revocation :

Provided however, no such alteration, modification, variation, extention or revocation, shall be made without hearing both the aggrieved person and the respondent :

Provided further that the Court shall not grant such an application to the aggrieved person unless it is satisfied that the application is made freely and voluntarily.