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Part VI · Insurance of Deposits

38. Scheme of Insurance of Deposits

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.

(1)

The Board may notwithstanding anything in the

Regulation of Insurance Industry Act, No. 43 of 2000, or any other written law, establish, maintain, manage and control a scheme for the insurance of deposits held by finance companies and require such companies to insure under such scheme the deposits held by them.

(2)

(a)

The Board may authorize a body corporate

(hereinafter referred to as “authorized body corporate”) to carry out all or any of the functions referred to in subsection (1), subject to such terms and conditions, and in such event, the provisions of the Regulation of Insurance Industry Act,

No. 43 of 2000 shall not apply to such body corporate for such purpose.

(b)

The Board may acquire and hold shares in the authorised body corporate.

Part VII

Action Against Persons Carrying on Finance Business or Accepting Deposits Without Authority

Part VIII

Offences and Penalties

Part IX

General