47. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-

"Central Bank" means the Central Bank of Sri Lanka established under the Monetary Law Act,

(Chapter 422);

"community" means plantation, urban or industrial sectors of the public;

"divineguma beneficiary" means any person who obtains any kind of benefit or assistance under any programme, project or activity carried out by any divineguma community based organization or divineguma regional organization;

"micro-finance" means a type of banking service that is provided to employed or low-income individuals or groups who would otherwise have no other means of gaining financial services;

"Minister" means the Minister to whom the subject of Divineguma is assigned ; and

"National Lotteries Board" means the National

Lotteries Board established under the National

Lotteries Board Act, No. 11 of 1963.