25. Expenses to be paid out of the Consolidated Fund

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.

(1)

All expenses incurred by the Council in any suit or prosecution brought by or against it before any court, shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund and only costs paid to or recovered by the Council in any such suit or prosecution, shall be credited to the Consolidated Fund .

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(2)

Any expenses incurred by a member of the Council,

Director-General or any officer or servant of the Council, in any suit or prosecution brought by or against such person before any court in respect of any act which is done or purported to be done by such person under this Act shall, if the court holds that such act was done in good faith, be paid out of the Consolidated Fund , unless such expenses are recovered by him in such suit or prosecution.

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