Section No : Legislative Enactments COMMERCIAL MEDIATION CENTRE OF SRI LANKAMarginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the Commercial Mediation Centre of Sri Lanka Act. No. 44 of 2000. and shall come into operation on such date as may be appointed by the Minister by Order published in the Gazette.2. Establishment of the Sri Lanka Commercial Mediation Centre 3. Functions of the Centre. 3A. No court action to be instituted without certificate of nonsettlement.[2, 37 of 2005]3B. Dispute to be mediated in terms of rules of the Centre. [2, 37 of 2005]3C. Confidentiality. [2, 37 of 2005]3D. Privilege of persons making statement at a mediation session.[2, 37 of 2005]3E. Settlement agreement.[2, 37 of 2005]3F. Certificate of non-settlement.[2, 37 of 2005]4. Powers or the Centre. 5. Board of Management . [3, 37 of 2005]6. Chairman of the Board of the Management. 7. Meetings of the Board.8. Seal of the Centre9. The Fund of the Centre 10. Audit of accounts. 11. Financial year of the Centre. 12. Rules. 13. Protection of action. 14. Member of the Board and officers and servants of the Centre deemed to be public purposes of the Penal Code. 15. Centre deemed to be a scheduled institution within the meaning of the Bribery Act. 16. Prescription. 17. Sinhala text to prevail in case of any inconsistency.