Words starting with C

cannabis plant

Defined in Conventions against Illict Traffic in Nacotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 2008, s 33

“means any plant of the _genus cannabis”

capital

Defined in Finance Business Act 2011, s 74

“means the paid up capital of a company”

capital transaction

Defined in Foreign Exchange Act 2017, s 33

“means a transaction which is not a current transaction within the meaning of this Act”

captive generating plant

Defined in Sri Lanka Electricity Act 2024, s 52

“means, a power plant set up by any person to generate electricity primarily for such person’s own use”

card making or altering equipment

Defined in Payment Devices Frauds Act 2006, s 32

“means a part of, or complete equipment or machinery, whether manual, electro magnetic or electronic, used for embossing, encoding, recording or storing data on any payment device and which may also be used for producing counterfeit payment …”

cardholder

Defined in Payment Devices Frauds Act 2006, s 32

“means the person or organization named on the face of a payment device to whom or for whose benefit the payment device is issued by an Issuer”

CAS

Defined in Convention against Doping in Sport Act 2013, s 36

“means Court of Arbitration of Sports”

cash

Defined in Financial Transactions Reporting Act 2006, s 33

“means any coin or paper money that is designated as legal tender in the country of issue and includes bearer bonds, travellers’ cheques, postal notes and money orders”

Also defined in 1 other Act

casino

Defined in Casino Business (Regulation) Act 2010, s 5

“means any premises to which individuals have access— (a) with or without payment; (b) whether as of right or not, for the playing of any game for a stake and includes the playing of baccarat, puntobanco, big six, black jack, boule, chemin …”

Also defined in 1 other Act

casino game

Defined in Gambling Regulatory Authority Act 2025, s 79

“means a game of chance which is not equal chance”

cellular tower

Defined in Finance Act 2018, s 47

“means a cellular telephone site where antennae and electronic communication equipment are placed”

Central Bank

Defined in Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Agreement (Ratification) Act 2016, s 9

“means the Central Bank of Sri Lanka established under the Monetary Law Act.”

Also defined in 11 other Acts

Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Defined in Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka Act 2021, s 188

“means the Central Bank of Sri Lanka established by the Monetary Law Act”

Also defined in 2 other Acts

central counter-party

Defined in Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2005, s 32

“means a corporation, association, partnership, agency or other service provider or person involved in a clearing and settlement system with whom all payment rights and obligations of the participants are netted to produce a single amount …”

central counterparty

Defined in Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka Act 2021, s 32

“means a legal person who engages in clearing and settlement of trades on a securities market by becoming the buyer to every seller and the seller to every buyer by guaranteeing each trade”

central depository

Defined in Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka Act 2021, s 188

“means a body corporate licensed by the Commission under this Act in order to establish and operate a system for the central handling of securities on an exchange – (a) whereby all such securities are deposited with and held in custody by …”

Central Environmental Authority

Defined in Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka Act 2002, s 44

“means the Central Environmental Authority established by the National Environmental Act…”

Also defined in 1 other Act

certifiaction services

Defined in Electronic Transactions Act 2006, s 26

“means any service which is provided to the senders or recipients of information in electronic form, or to those storing such information, and is designed to facilitate the use of cryptographic techniques for the purpose of ascertaining …”

Certificate

Defined in Sri Lanka Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment Act 2005, s 43

“means a Certificate of Accreditation issued by the Board under section 18”

Certification Authority

Defined in Electronic Transactions Act 2006, s 26

“means the Certification Authority appointed in terms of Chapter IV of the Act”

certification mark

Defined in Intellectual Property Act 2003, s 101

“means a mark indicating that the goods or services in connection with which it is used are certified by the proprietor of the mark in respect of origin, material, mode of manufacture of goods or performance of services, quality, accuracy …”

Certification Service Provider

Defined in Electronic Transactions Act 2006, s 26

“means a person providing certification services within the meaning of this Act”

Certified secd

Defined in Seed Act 2003, s 22

“means breeder secd, registered seed. pre-basic seed, basic seed, standard seed. or nucleus sced produced and labelled as “certified seed” in accordance with the standards and procedures specificd in section 14.0f this Act”

certified security

Defined in Secured Transactions Act 2024, s 75

“means a security represented by a certificate that- (a) provides that the person entitled to the securities is the person in possession of the certificate; or (b) identifies the person entitled to the securities”

certifying bodies

Defined in Personal Data Protection Act 2022, s 56

“means, the bodies local or foreign that provide certification services relating to the processing of personal data or qualifications of Data Protection Officers”

Ceylon Chamber of Commerce

Defined in Inland Revenue Act 2006, s 217

“means the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce incorporated by the Chamber of Commerce Ordinance”

Ceylon Electricity Act

Defined in Energy Supply (Temporary Provisions) Act 2002, s 31

“means the Ccylon Electricity Act,”

Ceylon Electricity Board

Defined in Sri Lanka Electricity Act 2024, s 52

“means, the Ceylon Electricity Board established by the Ceylon Electricity Board Act…”

Ceylon Electricity Board Act

Defined in Energy Supply (Temporary Provisions) Act 2002, s 31

“means the Ceylon Electricity Board Act…”

Ceylon Hotels Corporation

Defined in Ceylon Hotels Corporation (Repeal) Act 2007, s 4

“means the Ceylon Hotels Corporation established under the Ceylon Hotels Corporation Act…”