10. Where any dispute or offence is referred to any Board under subsection (3) of section 9 it shall be the duty of such Board by all lawful means to endeavour to bring the disputants to an amicable settlement and to remove, with their consent and wherever practicable, the real cause of grievance between them so as to prevent a recurrence of the dispute, or offence and for this purpose shall
| (a) notify the disputants and such other persons as the Board may consider necessary to be present at a mediation conference either, together or individually, at a specified time and place; |
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| (b) require any person notified to be present to bring to any such conference any witnesses or documents which may assist the disputants in arriving at a settlement; |
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| (c) convene as many such mediation conferences as may be necessary to arrive at a settlement; |
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| (d) complete its proceedings within the time limit specified in section 13 and in the event of failure to do so, issue a certificate of non-settlement in the prescribed form signed by the Chief Mediator stating that it has not been possible to settle such dispute or offence. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts