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Part VII · Currency and Legal Tender

56. Use of currency coin otherwise than as legal tender

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

(1)

Any person who, without the authority of the

Governing Board, melts, breaks up, perforates, mutilates or uses otherwise than as legal tender, any coin which is legal tender in Sri Lanka commits an offence.

(2)

Any person who knowingly uses, possesses or deals with any metal or article which he knows or has reasonable cause to believe, is derived from any coin which has been dealt with in contravention of subsection (1), commits an offence.

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Part VIII

Payment and Settlement Systems

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Part IX

Supervision and Resolution of Financial Institutions

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Part X

Macroprudential Authority

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Part XI

Financial System Oversight Committee

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Part XII

Information Exchange with Financial Sector Authorities

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Part XIII

Statistics and Information

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Part XIV

Relationship with the Parliament, the Government and the Public

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Part XV

Credit Operations

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Part XVI

Financial Provisions

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Part XVII

Internal and External Audits

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Part XVIII

General Provisions

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Part XIX

Repeals and Savings

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