29. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires " Bank of Ceylon " means the Bank of Ceylon established by the Bank of Ceylon Ordinance (Chapter 397) ;" Central Bank " means the Central Bank of Sri Lanka established by the Monetary Law Act (Chapter 422) ; Development Finance Corporation of Ceylon" means the Development Finance Corporation established by the Development Finance Corporation Act (Chapter 165) ; " finance company" means a Company registered under the Finance Companies Act No. 78 of 1988 to carry on finance business ; " licensed commercial bark" means a licensed commercial bank within the meaning of the Banking Act, No. 30 of 1988 ; " lending institution " means
| (a) a licensed commercial bank; |
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| (c) the National Savings Bank; |
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| (d) the National Development Bank of Sri Lanka ; |
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| (e) State Mortgage and Investment Bank; |
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| (f) Development Finance Corporation of Ceylon ; |
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" Monetary Board" means the Monetary Board of the Central Bank constituted under section 8 the Monetary Law Act; "National Development Bank of Sri Lanka" means the National Development Bank established by the National Development Bank Act, No. 2 of 1979; " National Savings Bank " means the National Savings Bank established by the National Savings Bank Act, No. 3 of 1971; " People's Bank " means the Peoples Bank established by the People's Bank Act, No. 29 of 1961; " State Mortgage and Investment Bank " means the State Mortgage and Investment Bank established by the State Mortgage and Investment Bank Act, No. 13 of 1975. |
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts