නිල පරිවර්තනයවෙනස් නොකළ පාඨය, Department of Government Printing වෙතින්
(1)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act or any other written law, the Board may in order to ensure that microfinance business and lending activities are carried on in a transparent, professional and prudent manner and to strengthen, develop and make qualitative improvements in the regulation and supervision of such activities for consumer protection, set principles or standards or issue guidelines in respect of-
(a)
microfinance NGOs regulated by the Registrar of
Voluntary Social Service Organizations in terms of
Part VIII of this Act; and
(b)
micro credit non-governmental organizations.
(2)
The Registrar of Voluntary Social Service
Organizations shall give effect to the principles, standards or guidelines laid down by the Board under subsection (1), by making appropriate rules governing microfinance NGOs.
(3)
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to enable a non-governmental organization other than one which is registered in terms of Part VIII of this Act to accept limited savings deposits.
(4)
The Board may call for monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual financial data of a microfinance NGO referred to in subsection (1) from the Registrar of Voluntary