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Part VII · Currency and Legal Tender

58. Conclusive evidence of imitation of a coin or current coin

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

(1)

Where, in any proceedings in any court, it has to be determined whether an article purporting to be a coin or a current coin is an imitation of such coin or current coin, a certificate under the hand of the Governor of the Central

Bank to the effect that such article is an imitation of a coin or a current coin, as the case may be, and is not a coin or a current coin issued or deemed to be issued by the Central

Bank, shall be received in such proceedings as conclusive evidence of the fact that such article is an imitation of a coin or a current coin.

(2)

The Governor of the Central Bank who issues a certificate under this section shall not be examined or cross-examined with respect to that certificate.

(3)

Every certificate issued under this section shall be in a form as may be determined by the Governing Board.

(4)

In this section, the expression “current coin” shall have the same meaning as in the Penal Code (Chapter 19).

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Financial System Oversight Committee

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