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PARLIAMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
SRI LANKA
MONETARY LAW (AMENDMENT)
ACT, No. 15 OF 2014
[Certified on 24th April, 2014]
Printed on the Order of Government
Published as a Supplement to Part II of the Gazette of the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka of April 25, 2014
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Monetary Law (Amendment) 1
Act, No. 15 of 2014
[Certified on 24th April, 2014]
L. D.—O. 13/2014.
ANACT TO AMEND THE MONETARY LAW ACT (CHAPTER 422)
BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka as follows :—
1. This Act may be cited as the Monetary Law Short title.
(Amendment) Act, No. 15 of 2014.
2. Section 6 of the Monetary Law Act (Chapter 422) is Amendment of
hereby amended by the substitution for the words “which section 6 of
Chapter 422.
sum is hereby appropriated to the bank from the surplus
assets of the Board of Commissioners of Currency.” of the
following words:—
“which sum is hereby appropriated to the bank from
the surplus assets of the Board of Commissioners of
Currency:
Provided however, the Monetary Board may
from time to time, having regard to the viability and
stability of the financial system of Sri Lanka and in
the interest of the national economy, with the
concurrence of the Minister to whom the subject of
Finance has been assigned, increase the capital of
the Central Bank to an amount not exceeding fifty
billion rupees.”.
3. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala Sinhala text to
and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail. prevail in the
case of
inconsistency.
2—PL 008087—3000 (03/2014)

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Act, No. 15 of 2014
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