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Bank Debits Tax Act (No. 27 of 1970) - Sect 3

Exemptions from the tax

3.The following debits made against current accounts shall be exempt from the tax:
(a) debits made against any current account of the Government of Ceylon, any foreign Government, the United Nations Organization, any Specialized Agency of that Organization, the Council for Technical Co-operation in South and South-East Asia, or any international or foreign organization approved by the Minister by Order published in the Gazette;
(b) debits made against any sue]) current account of the head office in Ceylon of a commercial bank as is maintained in a branch in Ceylon of that bank;
(c) debits made against any such current account of a branch in Ceylon of a commercial bank as is maintained in the head office in Ceylon of that bank;
(d) debits made against any such current account of a branch in Ceylon of a commercial bank as is maintained in any other branch in Ceylon of that bank;
(e) debits made against a current account in respect of sums withdrawn from that account for the payment of the tax;
(f) debits made against a current account in respect of any sums that are withdrawn from that account for the purpose of opening a special current account and are credited to such special current account;
(g) debits made against a special current account; and
(h) such other debits or classes of debits made against current accounts as may from time to time be determined by the Minister of Finance by Order published in the Gazette.


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