නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
(1)
The Central Authority may, in the case of —
(a)
a summons requiring a person charged with an offence to appear before a court in Sri Lanka ; and
(b)
a summons or order requiring a person to attend before a court in Sri Lanka for the purpose of giving evidence in criminal proceedings, issued or made by a court in Sri Lanka, request the appropriate authority of a specified country in which such person is resident to have such summons or order served on such person in the specified country, and may in such request, specify the mode of service of such summons or order.
(2)
Where the appropriate authority of a specified country to whom a request has been made under subsection (1) informs the Central Authority that the summons or order to which the request relates has been served on a person resident in such specified country and transmits a duly authenticated report of such service, the Central Authority shall cause such report to be sent to the court issuing or making such summons or order, and such report shall be admissible in evidence and the statements made therein shall be deemed to be correct, unless the contrary is proved.
Part IV
Assistance in Relation to Taking of Evidence and Production of Documents or Other Articles