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Securities Exchange Of Sri Lanka (Amendment) Act (No. 18 of 2003) - Sect 43

Amendment of section 55 of the principal enactment

43. Section 55 of the principal enactment as amended by Act. No. 26 of 1991 is hereby further amended as follows :
(1) by the insertion immediately before the definition of the expression "connected person" or the following new definitions :
(2) in the definition of the expression "connected person" :
(a) by the substitution for the words "or managing company of a unit trust," of the words "or the 'licensed managing company' of a unit trust";
(b) by the substitution in paragraph (a) thereof for the words "or managing company", and "or managing company;", of the words "or the licensed managing company", and "or the licensed managing company;" respectively;
(c) by the substitution for paragraph (h) thereof, of the following paragraph :
"(b) a company, a prescribed per centum or more of whose ordinary capital is owned, directly or indirectly, together by the trust company and the licensed managing company or a prescribed per centum or more of the total votes are exercised directly or indirectly by the trust company and the licensed managing company;"; and
(d) by the substitution for paragraph (c) thereof of the following paragraph :
"(c) a director or officer of the trustee, or the licensed managing company of a unit trust or a company referred to in paragraph (h); ";
(3) by the insertion immediately after the definition of the expression "connected person" of the following new definitions :
(4) by the repeal of the definition of the expression "listed public company" and the definition of the expression "listed securities" and the substitution of the following definitions therefor ;
(a) any public corporation which has its securities listed on a licensed stock exchange; and
(b) any private company which has its securities (other than shares) listed on a licensed stock exchange;
(5) in the definition of the expression "managing company", by the substitution for the words "in relation to a licensed unit trust means", of the words "in relation to a unit trust means ";
(6) by the insertion immediately after the definition of the expression "managing company" of the following new definitions ;
(7) by the insertion immediately after the definition of the expression" stock exchange", of the following new definition :-
(8) in the definition of the expression "stock dealer", by the substitution for the words, "retailing securities,", of the words "retailing of securities but shall not include an underwriter who is a registered market intermediary;";
(9) by the insertion immediately after the definition of the expression "stock dealer" of the following new definition :-
(10) in the definition of the expression "trustee", by the substitution for the words "in relation to a licensed unit trust, means", of the words "in relation to a unit trust, means",
(11) by the insertion immediately after the definition of the expression "trustee" of the following new definition :-


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