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Part III · Issue of Securities

87. Duty not to furnish false information to the Commission

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

(1)

A person who furnishes information or cause information to be furnished to the Commission under this

Act, regulations, rules or directives made thereunder shall exercise due care to ensure that the information is not false or misleading in any material particular.

(2)

A person who –

(a)

signs a document lodged with the Commission; or

(b)

submits to the Commission a document by electronic means using any identification or other authentication method or procedure assigned to him by the Commission, shall exercise due care to ensure that the document is not false or misleading in a material particular.

(3)

A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2)

commits an offence under this Act.

Read on from s 88

Part IV

Trade In Unlisted Securities

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Part V

Market Misconduct

Read on from Part V

Part VI

Finance

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Part VII

General

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