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Part VII · Currency and Legal Tender

52. Replacement of currency unfit for circulation

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

The Central Bank shall withdraw from circulation and shall cancel all currency notes and coins which for any reason whatsoever are unfit for circulation, and shall, as soon as practicable and subject to such rules as may be made in that behalf by the Governing Board, replace them by the delivery in exchange of fit currency notes and coins.

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