9. Section 45 of the principal enactment Is hereby repealed and the following new section substituted therefor: -
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| | (1) Except in the performance of his duties under this Act, every officer or servant of the Central Bank shall preserve and aid In preserving secrecy with regard to all matters relating to the affairs of any banking institution, or of any client of any such institution, that may come to his knowledge In the performance of his duties; and any such officer or servant who communicates any such matter to any person other than the Monetary Board or an officer of the Central Bank authorized in that behalf by the Governor, or suffers or permits any unauthorized person to have access to any books, papers, or other records relating to any banking institution, shall be guilty of an offence. | | |
| | (2) No officer or servant of the Central Bank shall be required to produce in any court any book or document or to divulge or communicate to any court any matter or thing coming under his notice in the performance of his duties under this Act, except as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act. | | |
| | (3) Where, in any legal proceedings, a certified copy of any book or document of the Central Bank or of any entry in such book or document is produced, such certified copy shall be received as prima facie evidence of the existence of such book, document or entry, as the case may be, and shall be admitted as evidence of the matters, transactions or accounts therein recorded in every case where, and to the same extent as, the original book, document or entry is now by law admissible, but not further or otherwise. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts