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| (1) Any officer of the Central Bank of Ceylon authorized in that behalf by the Governor of that Bank may direct the commercial banks to furnish such returns as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act, and may inspect, and make copies of any entries in, the books, records and all other documents of such banks in order to ascertain whether such banks are complying with the provisions of this Act. |
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| (2) Every commercial bank shall comply with any direction given under sub-section (1) and shall permit and assist any person empowered to do so by sub-section (1) to inspect, and make copies of any entries in, any books, records or other documents of such bank. |
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| (3) Section 45 of the Monetary Law Act relating to the duty to maintain secrecy shall apply in regard to matters coming within the knowledge of any such officer of the Central Bank of Ceylon as is referred to in sub-section (1) in the exercise of his powers under that sub-section. |
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