Monetary Law Act (MLA) No. 58 of 1949 An Act to establish the monetary system of Sri Lanka and the Central Bank to administer and regulate the system and to confer and impose upon the Monetary Board of the Central Bank powers, functions and responsibilities necessary for the purpose of such administration and regulation, and to provide for connected matters.
Registered Stock and Securities Ordinance No. 7 of 1937 An ordinance to make provision for the creation and issue of registered stock, government promissory notes and bearer bonds for the purpose of raising loans in Sri Lanka.
Exchange Control Act No. 24 of 1953 An Act to make provision conferring powers, and imposing duties and restrictions, in relation to gold, currency, payments, securities, debts, and the import, export, transfer and settlement of property, to authorise the Central Bank to administer the provisions aforesaid, and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Banking Act No. 30 of 1988 An Act to provide for the introduction and operation of a procedure for the licensing of persons carrying on banking business; for the regulation and control of matters relating to the business of banking; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Finance Leasing Act No.56 of 2000 An Act to provide for the regulation and monitoring of finance leasing businesses; to specify the rights and duties of lessors and lessees and suppliers of equipment; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Payment and Settlement Systems Act No 28 of 2005 An Act to provide for the regulation of payment, clearing and settlement systems; for the disposition of securities in the books of the Central Bank; for the regulation of providers of money services; for the electronic presentment of cheques; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Financial Transactions Reporting Act No. 6 of 2006 An Act to provide for the collection of data relating to suspicious financial transactions to facilitate the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of the offences of money laundering and the financing of terrorism respectively; to require certain institutions to undertake due diligence measures to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism; to identify the authority which will be responsible for monitoring the activities of all institutions to whom this Act applies; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
