2018-08-23 | Banking Act Directions No. 5 of 2018The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka amended its Banking Act Directions to modify Loan-to-Value ratios for motor vehicle credit facilities. The updated rules exempt standard LTV limits for tourism and transport companies purchasing operational vehicle fleets, government agencies utilizing specified finance leasing, and public service field officers or teachers acquiring motorcycles under concessionary leasing programs. Licensed banks must establish internal limits and implement robust risk management procedures to govern these exempted credit facilities.
l3August 2018 MONETARY BOARI) CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LAI\KA BANKING ACT DIRECTIONS No.05 of2018 AMENDMENTS TO DIRECTIONS ON LOAN TO VALUE RATIOS FOR CREDIT FACILITIES GRANTED IN RESPECT OF MOTOR YEHICLES Banking Act Directions No. 3 of 2018 on Loan to Value ratios for credit facilities granted in respect of motor vehicles are amended by replacing the following Directions. 3. Exemptions from LTV ratio 3.1 The limits in Direction 2 above shall not be applicable to credit facilities granted: (i) to any company engaged in tourism and/or transportation for purchase of vehicle fleets to be utilized for their core business operations, provided that such vehicles financed shall not be transferred to any person or entity within one year from the date of the first registration; (ii) for procurement of vehicles for Government Agencies under the finance leasing method specified by the Ministry of Finance and Mass Media; and (iii) for credit facilities granted for purchase of motorcycles by field officers in the public service and teachers servicing in difficult areas under the proposed concessionary leasing facility provided by the Govemment. 3.2 Licensed banks shall have internal limits and adopt adequate risk management procedures in granting such credit facilities. flhs>"J^!'^-, Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy Chairman of the Monetary Board and Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanko