5. Notwithstanding anything in any other written law the Bank shall not permit any person who has deposited any moneys m any such special account as is referred to in section 3, to withdraw, before the expiry of a period of two years reckoned from the date on which such special account is opened by such person, the whole or any part of the balance amount lying to his credit in such special account, after payment of the tax referred to in section 4 : Provided that such person -
| (a) shall, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the Bank, be permitted to withdraw the whole or any part of the interest which accrues on such balance amount, before the expiry of the aforesaid period of two years; |
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| (b) may, by communication addressed in writing to the Bank, request the Bank to remit the whole or any part of such balance to the Commissioner-General in satisfaction of any tax administered by the Commissioner-General and any penalty thereon, for any period ending on or before March 31, 1989. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts