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Part I · Chapter 1 Preliminary

4. Establishment of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka

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

(1)

There shall be established a Commission which shall be called the Securities and Exchange Commission of

Sri Lanka (hereinafter referred to as the “Commission”) to administer the provisions of this Act.

(2)

The Commission shall, by the name assigned to it by subsection (1), be a body corporate and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued in such name.

Part II

Markets and Market Institutions

Part III

Issue of Securities

Part IV

Trade In Unlisted Securities

Part V

Market Misconduct

Part VI

Finance

Part VII

General