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Section No :  
Acts & Ordinances
BANKING
Marginal Notes
1. Short title and date of operation.
2. Licensing of banks.
3. Application for a licence.
4. Companies incorporated outside Sri Lanka to remit currency to Sri Lanka.
5. Issue of licence.
6. Limits imposed on all licensed commercial banks.
7. Bank of Ceylon. People's Bank &c., not to be restricted by preceding provisions in the exercise of powers.
8. Payment at licence fee.
9. Consequences of failure to commence business on of a licence &c,.
10. Directions of Board where notice cancellation is issued.
11. commercial bank to suspend business,
12. Approval of the Monetary Board necessary prior to carrying on certain transactions& c,.
13. Withdrawal of variation of approval under section 12.
14. Compliance of persons and banks suspected of carrying on banking business.
15. provisions of this Part not to apply to the Monetary Board or Central Bank.
16. Restriction on use of certain names and descriptions
17. licensed commercial bank not to have as its subsidiary a company which is not a licensed commercial bank.
18. Compliance with provisions of this Part essential.
19. Capital.
20. Reserve fund.
21. Liquid Assets
22. Payment of dividends.
23. Licence to engage in off-shore banking.
24. Parts III, V and VI not to apply to offshore banking.
25. Nature of business an off-shore unit is authorized to carry on.
26. Monetary Board to authorize off-shore banking
27. Off-shore unit to prepare balance sheet and profit and loss account
28. Monetary Board to specify form of balance sheet and profit and loss account.
29. Off-shore banking units exempt from provisions of the Monetary Law Act.
30. Preparation of Annual Report.
31. Monetary Board to cause examination consequent to auditor's report.
32. Maintenance of books accounts,& c,.
33. Powers of the Director of bank Supervision over off- shore unit
34. Power of Monetary Board to call for information.
35. Preparation of balance sheet and profit and loss account.
36. Balance sheet.
37. profit and loss account,
38. Publications of balance sheet and profit and loss account.
39. Appointment of auditor.
40. Consequences of failure to submit audit report&,. c.
41. Monetary Board to cause examination of a licensed commercial bank or any of it subsidiaries.
42. Disqualification for being appointed or elected director.
43. Secretary of a licensed commercial bank.
44. Disqualification for being appointed as Manager or Secretary of a Licensed commercial bank.
45. Power of the Director of Bank Supervision.
46. Monetary Board to give directions to licensed commercial banks.
47. Conditions for the grant of a loan by way of accommodation.
48. Licensed commercial bank not to engage in buying selling, &c,.
49. Prohibition in the sale, transfer,& c,. of immovable assets.
50. Liquidator.
51. Liquidation.
52. Licensed commercial bank to cease to carry on business
53. Notice of liquidation to be sent to depositors, creditors &c.
54. Safeguard rights of depositors and creditors.
55. Licensed commercial bank removed from list of licensed commercial banks.
56. Compulsory liquidation.
57. Director to take charge of all books records and assets.
58. Director of Bank Supervision to have full management and control for the purpose of liquidation.
59. Claims& c,. to be extended where liquidation proceedings have been instituted.
60. Power at Director of Bank Super- vision to terminate contracts& c,.
61. Termination of fiduciary functions.
62. Director of Bank Supervision to issue statement to depositors&c.,
63. Safe deposit boxes.
64. Functions of Director of Bank Supervision in relation to liquidation proceedings of a licensed commercial bank.
65. Objection to Schedule.
66. Priority of claims.
67. Distribution of assets.
68. Unclaimed funds.
69. Audited account to be submitted to Court.
70. Closure of licensed commercial banks incorporated outside Sri Lanka.
71. This Part to prevail over any other law.
72. Abandoned property.
73. Abandoned property to be transferred to a special account.
74. Publication of notice regarding abandoned property.
75. Repayment by the Central Bank.
76. Failure to deliver property presumed to be abandoned to be an offence.
77. Declaration of secrecy.
78. Protection for action this Act or on the directions of the Monetary Board.
79. Offences.
80. Persona who fail to take reasonable steps &c,. under the Act to be guilty of an offence.
81. Offence by a body corporate.
82. Regulations.
83. Licensed Commercial bank deemed to be an approved credit agency.
84. Amendment to the Monetary Law Act (Cap.422).
85. Amendment to the Companies Act, No.17 of 1982.
86. interpretation.