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2. Amendment of the long title to Act…

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

The long title to the Financial Transaction Reporting

Act, No. 6 of 2006 (in this Act referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended by the substitution for the words “OFFENCES OF MONEY LAUNDERING AND

THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM RESPECTIVELY;

TO

REQUIRE

CERTAIN

INSTITUTIONS

TO

UNDERTAKE DUE DILIGENCE MEASURES TO

COMBAT

MONEY

LAUNDERING

AND

THE

FINANCING

OF

TERRORISM;”, of the words

“OFFENCES OF MONEY LAUNDERING, TERRORIST

FINANCING AND FINANCING OF PROLIFERATION

OF

WEAPONS

OF

MASS

DESTRUCTION;

TO

REQUIRE CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS TO UNDERTAKE

DUE DILIGENCE MEASURES TO COMBAT MONEY

LAUNDERING,

TERRORIST

FINANCING

AND

FINANCING OF PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF

MASS DESTRUCTON;”.