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31. Currency, securities etc.

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

(1)

For the purpose of this Act -

(a)

“currency” includes coins, currency notes, postal orders, money orders, cheques, drafts, travelers’ cheques, letters of credit, bills of exchange, promissory notes, other electronic fund transfer cards and digital currency;

(b)

“securities” means shares, stock, bonds, debentures, units under a unit trust scheme or of any mutual fund.

(2)

The Central Bank may, by Notification published in the Gazette, specify any other instrument in relation to currency or securities which is not specified in this section.

(3)

For the purpose of this Act, “a person resident in Sri

Lanka” means such person as is determined by the Minister by Order published in the Gazette.

Read on from s 32

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