3. Savings for contracts etc

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

(1)

Every contract, agreement or other instrument or document whatsoever made, issued or executed prior to the date of commencement of this Act, and subsisting on that date by or in favour of the “Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya”

shall be deemed, from and after the date of commencement of this Act, to be and to have been made, issued or executed by or in favour of the “Sri Lanka Baptist Church”.

(2)

All suits, actions, appeals and other legal proceedings instituted by or against the “Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya”

and pending on the day immediately prior to the date of the commencement of this Act, shall not abate or be discontinued, and may be continued or enforced by or against the

“Sri Lanka Baptist Church”.

(3)

All the rights, liabilities, and obligations of the

“Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya” other than the rights, liabilities and obligations referred to in subsection (1) on the day immediately prior to the date of commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to be the rights, liabilities and obligations of the “Sri Lanka Baptist Church”.

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