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Part VIII · General Provisions

35. Effect of legal representative being made a party

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

Where any appointment is made in substitution of a party as his legal representative under Chapter XXV of the

Civil Procedure Code, the person so appointed shall be treated as a party to the action, and every order, decree nisi

22 Recovery of Possession of Premises Given on Lease

Act, No. 1 of 2023

or decree absolute made or anything done in the action instituted under this Act, including the recovery of possession of the premises given on lease to a deceased lessee and any recovery of damages shall be enforceable against such substituted party.