JUDICATURE

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSTITUTION OF A SYSTEM OF COURTS OF FIRST INSTANCE IN TERMS OF ARTICLE 105 (1) OF THE CONSTITUTION, TO DEFINE THE JURISDICTION OF AND TO REGULATE THE PROCEDURE IN AND BEFORE SUCH COURTS/AND TO PROVIDE FOR MATTERS CONNECTED WITH OR INCIDENTAL TO THE MATTERS AFORESAID.

Sections

		1.		Short title.
		2.		The Courts of First Instance. [ 2,16 of 1989]
		3.		Division of Sri Lanka for judicial purposes.
		4.		Composition of the High Court. [ 2,71 of 1981] [ 2,35 of 1983] [ 3,16 of 1989]
		5.		District Courts, Small Claims Courts and Magistrates' Courts. [ 3,71 of 1981] [ 4,16 of 1989]
		5A.		Judicial day. [ 5,16 of 1989]
		5B.		Appointment of the Master.[ 5,16 of 1989]
		5C.		Appointment of the recorder. [ 5,16 of 1989]
		6.		Appointment retirement of Judges. [ 4,71 of 1981] [ 3,35 of 1983] [ 6,16 of 1989]
		7.		Salaries of the Judges of the High Court.
		8.		Appointment of additional Judges, c. [ 5,71 of 1981] [ 7,16 of 1989]
		9.		Criminal jurisdiction. [ 6,71 of 1981]
		10.		Sentence.
		11.		Trial by Jury. [ 8,16 of 1989]
		12.		Trials at Bar.
		13.		Admiralty jurisdiction. [ 9,16 of 1989]
		14.		Right of appeal in criminal cases.
		15.		Right of the Attorney- General to appeal in criminal cases.
		16.		Right of party aggrieved to appeal in criminal cases.
		17.		Sittings of the High Court, [ 7,71 of 1981] [ 4,35 of 1983]
		18.		Contempt of High Court.
		19.		Jurisdiction of District Courts. [ 10,16 of 1989]
		19A.		Civil jurisdiction. [ 11,16 of 1989]
		20.		Custody of persons and estates of idiots, persons of unsound mind, c.
		21.		Testamentary Jurisdiction.
		22.		Tansfer of Testimentary cases.
		23.		Appeal. [2, 37 of 1979] [ 12,16 of 1989]
		24.		Jurisdiction of Small Claims Courts. [ 8,71 of 1981]
		25.		Costs
		26.		Appeal [ 9,71 of 1981]
		27.		Where defence or claim in reconvention is beyond jurisdiction of court.
		28.		Judge of Small Claims Court to execute judgments, &. in appeal.
		29.		Where value of action is beyond jurisdiction of court. [4,37 of 1979] [ 10,71 of 1981]
		30.		Amicable settlement. [4,37 of 1979]
		30.		Powers and jurisdiction.
		31.		Right of appeal.
		32.		[ 14,16 of 1989]
		37.		Right of appeal to the Supreme Court. [ 15,16 of 1989]
		38.		Courts of First Instance to execute judgments &c in appeal.
		39.		Objection to jurisdiction.
		40.		Attorneys at-law.
		41.		Right of representation.
		42.		Refusal to admit, suspension and removal of attorney-at-law.
		43.		Inquiry by disciplinary committee into alleged misconduct of attorney-at-law.
		44.		Disciplinary Committees.
		45.		Justices of the Peace and Unofficial Magistrates.[ 11,71 of 1981] [ 16,16 of 1989] [ 2,29 of 1991]
		46.		Transfer of cases.
		47.		Power of Attorney-General to decide court or place at which inquiry or trial should be held.
		48.		Provision for continuing any case begun before a Judge becoming disabled. [ 2,27 of 1999]
		49.		Provisions for hearing of cases where Judge is a party. [ 17,16 of 1989]
		50.		Conviction or acquittal no bar to any civil action.
		51.		In what court offences declared punishable by fines or imprisonment generally may be tried.
		52.		Registrar and other officers of Courts of First instance. [ 18,16 of 1989]
		53.		Ministerial acts in absence of officers.
		54.		Injunctions. [ 19,16 of 1989]
		55.		Contempt proceedings. [ 20,16 of 1989]
		56.		Transitional provisions,
		57.		[ 21,16 of 1989]
		58.		Operation of the territorial limits and the jurisdiction of court.
		59.		Court to make appropriate orders in certain matters.
		60.		Nomination of courts for special categories of cases.
		60A.		Effect of an Order under section 3. [ 22,16 of 1989]
		61.		Regulations.
		63.		Interpretation.