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Part I · Establishment of the Central Bank

4. Capital of the Central Bank

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

The capital of the Central Bank shall be a fully subscribed and paid-up amount as may be determined by the Governing Board from time to time.

(2)

The capital of the Central Bank shall be held solely by the Government and shall not be transferable or subject to any encumbrance.

(3)

The capital of the Central Bank may be increased by such amounts as may be determined by the Governing

Board with the concurrence of the Minister from funds allocated from the Consolidated Fund.

(4)

The capital of the Central Bank shall not be reduced at any time.

Part II

Governing Board, Monetary Policy Board, Governor and Deputy Governors

Part III

Employees of the Central Bank

Part IV

Inflation Target

Part V

Monetary and Other Operations

Part VI

Foreign Exchange Operations and International Reserves

Part VII

Currency and Legal Tender

Part VIII

Payment and Settlement Systems

Part IX

Supervision and Resolution of Financial Institutions

Part X

Macroprudential Authority

Part XI

Financial System Oversight Committee

Part XII

Information Exchange with Financial Sector Authorities

Part XIII

Statistics and Information

Part XIV

Relationship with the Parliament, the Government and the Public

Part XV

Credit Operations

Part XVI

Financial Provisions

Part XVII

Internal and External Audits

Part XVIII

General Provisions

Part XIX

Repeals and Savings