The Central Bank derives its authority and functions from the following legislation:
- The Central Bank Act
- The Central Bank Act (Amendment) 2009
- The Central Bank Amendment Act 2011
- The Central Bank Cancellation of One Hundred Dollar Notes Notice (Legal Notice 357 of 2019)
- The Central Bank Coins (Standard Weight and Composition) Regulations (Legal Notice 25 of 2017)
- The Central Bank (Extension of Period of Redemption) Order, 2020 (Legal Notice 64 of 2020)
- The Central Bank Resolution increasing the authorized capital from $100 million to $800 million in section 34 (Legal Notice No. 162 of 2007)
- The Central Bank (Withdrawal, Redemption and Demonetisation of One Cent Coins) Regulations, 2018 (Legal Notice 35 of 2018
- E-Money Issuer Order, 2020
- E-Money Issuer (Amendment) Order, 2023
- The Exchange Control Act Chap 79:50
- The Finance Act 2017
- The Financial Institutions Act (2008)
- The Financial Institutions (Capital Adequacy) Regulations 2020 (Legal Notice No. 95 of 2020)
- The Financial Obligations (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 (Legal Notice No.183 of 2018)
- The Financial Obligations (Amendment) Regulations, 2019 (Legal Notice No. 386 of 2019)
- The Financial Obligations Regulations pursuant to section 56 of the POCA Chap 11:27
- The Heritage and Stabilisation Fund Act No. 6 of 2007
- The Home Mortgage Bank (Amendment) Act 2007
- Insurance Act, 2018
- The Insurance Act Chapter 84:01 as amended in 2004, 2007 and 2009
- Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2020
- The Miscellaneous Amendments Act No. 10 of 2020
- Miscellaneous Provisions (Heritage and Stabilization Fund, Government Savings Bonds and Value Added Tax, 2020)
- The Miscellaneous Provisions (Proceeds of Crime and Central Bank) Act No. 22 of 2019
- The Miscellaneous Provisions (Tax Amnesty, Pensions, National Insurance, Central Bank, Companies and Non-Profit Organisations) Act No. 13 of 2019
- Proclamation of the Insurance Act, 2018
- Proclamation of the Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2020
- The Unit Trust Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Act No. 26 of 1981
- Central Bank Notice in accordance with section 44G of the Central Bank Act Chap.79:02