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Part VIII · Customer Protection

53. Responsibilities of customers

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

A customer shall-

(a)

exercise reasonable due care in every transaction with a licencee;

(b)

report forgeries or unauthorized transactions effected to his account or facility, to the licencee, as soon as he becomes aware of them;

(c)

take reasonable measures to identify the purpose of the loan and obtain a sum of money as a loan to serve such purpose, which can be serviced without any default;

(d)

provide all information that are necessary for a licencee to grant any loan or accepting a security against such loan without undue delay;

(e)

inform the licencee of any financial difficulty that may hinder the due payment of any loan obtained as soon as possible; and

(f)

inform the licencee, at all times, of any changes made to his contact details during the servicing of any loan.

Part IX

Investigation of Offences

Part X

Offences and Penalties

Part XI

Finance

Part XII

General

Part XIII

Transitional Provisions

Schedules