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Acts & Ordinances MEDIATION (CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL DISPUTES) ACT Marginal Notes 1. This Act may be cited as the Mediation (Civil and Commercial Disputes) Act, No. 13 of 2026. 2. Application of the Act 3. Disputes that cannot be mediated 4. Mediation Agreement 5. Court proceedings not to be instituted or be entertained prior to conclusion of mediation, where parties have agreed to mediate 6. Prescription not to apply during mediation 7. Reference to mediation by court 8. How a mediation can be initiated 9. Appointment of mediator 10. Commencement of a mediation 11. Liability to costs for unreasonable refusal to mediate 12. Obligation of parties to a mediation 13. A party to engage in the mediation directly. 14. Obligations of Mediation Service Providers 15. Obligations of mediators 16. Confidentiality of mediation proceedings 17. Termination of a mediation 18. Settlement Agreement 19. Binding nature of Settlement Agreement 20. Admissibility of a Settlement Agreement in court proceedings 21. Certificate of non - settlement 22. Application to have the settlement entered as a decree of court 23. Documents to be produced in court 24. Proceedings before the High Court 25. Mediator or official not to be called as witnesses to signature 26. Grounds for refusing a decree of court 27. Entering a decree of court 28. Repeals and savings 29. Interpretation 30. Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency