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Legislative Enactments JUDICATURE Marginal Notes 1. This Act may be cited as the Judicature Act. 2. The Courts of First Instance [2,16 of 1989] [2, 34 of 2022] 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] [2, 31 of 2007][2, 10 of 2010] 5. District Courts, Family Courts, Small Claims Courts, Magistrates? Courts and Primary Courts [3, 34 of 2022] [3,71 of 1981] [4,16 of 1989] 5A. Judicial day. [5,16 of 1989] 5B. Appointment of the PreTrial Judge. [5,16 of 1989] [4, 34 of 2022] 5C. Appointment of the Recorder Judge. [5,16 of 1989] [2, 4 of 2022] 6. Appointment retirement of Judges. [4,71 of 1981] [3,35 of 1983] [6,16 of 1989] [5, 34 of 2022] 7. Salaries of the Judges of the High Court. 8. Appointment of additional Judges, c. [5,71 of 1981] [7,16 of 1989] [6, 34 of 2022] 9. Criminal jurisdiction. [6,71 of 1981] 10. Sentence. 11. Trial by Jury. [8,16 of 1989] 12. Trials at Bar. 12A. Jurisdiction of the High Court established under Article 154P of the Constitution in respect of certain offences. [2, 9 of 2018] 12B. Right of Appeal. [2, 9 of 2018] 12C. Construction of written law in relation to the offences prosecuted against, in the permanent High Court at Bar. [2, 9 of 2018] 13. Admiralty jurisdiction. [9,16 of 1989] 14. Right of appeal in criminal cases. [7, 34 of 2022] 15. Right of the Attorney- General to appeal in criminal cases. [8, 34 of 2022] 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] [10, 34 of 2022] 19A. Section - 19A 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] [12, 34 of 2022] 24. Jurisdiction of a District Court. [13, 34 of 2022] 25. Care of minors, and charge of their property. [13, 34 of 2022] 26. Family Counsellor. [13, 34 of 2022] 27. Appeals [13, 34 of 2022] 28. Transfer cases from one Family Court to another and consolidation [13, 34 of 2022] 29. Procedure in Family Courts. [13, 34 of 2022] 29A. Jurisdiction of Small Claims Courts. [14, 34 of 2022] 29B. Procedure before the Small Claims Courts. [14, 34 of 2022] 29C. Order respecting payment of costs and expenses [14, 34 of 2022] 29D. Appeals [14, 34 of 2022] 29E. Amicable settlements [14, 34 of 2022] 30. Powers and jurisdiction. 31. Right of appeal. [15, 34 of 2022] 32. Civil Jurisdiction.[16, 34 of 2022] 33. Criminal jurisdiction [16, 34 of 2022] 34. Duty to conciliate disputes [16, 34 of 2022] 35. Appeals [16, 34 of 2022] 36. Procedure in Primary Courts.[16, 34 of 2022] 37. Right of appeal to the Supreme Court. [15,16 of 1989] [17, 34 of 2022] 38. Courts of First Instance to execute judgments &c in appeal. [18, 34 of 2022] 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] [2, 5 of 2019] [19, 34 of 2022] 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] [20, 34 of 2022] 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] [21, 34 of 2022] 53. Ministerial acts in absence of officers. 54. Injunctions. [19,16 of 1989] [22, 34 of 2022] 55. Contempt proceedings. [20,16 of 1989] [23, 34 of 2022] 56. Transitional provisions, 57. Where Judge of a Primary Court is not appointed [24, 34 of 2022] 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.