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Part III · Defendant to Make an Application to Appear and Show Cause

13. Security to be furnished by the defendant

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

Where the Court grants leave to appear and show cause under section 12, the Court shall order the defendant to furnish security which is not less than–

(a)

the sum due to the plaintiff as the aggregate of the arrears of lease rentals, prayed for and specified in the decree nisi;

(b)

the aggregate sum due to the plaintiff as service charges up to the date of the order granting leave to appear and show cause prayed for and specified in the decree nisi, if such claim has been made; and

(c)

the aggregate sum due to the plaintiff as liquidated damages prayed for and specified in the decree nisi, from the expiry, or effective date of termination of the lease agreement upto the date of the order granting leave to appear and show cause and for a further period of one year from the date of granting such leave.

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Part IV

Procedure After Granting Leave to Appear and Show Cause

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Part V

Procedure After Making the Decree Nisi Absolute

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Part VI

Appeals

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Part VII

Miscellaneous Provisions

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Part VIII

General Provisions

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Schedules