Articles and Services (Regulation and Maintenance) (Temporary Provisions) Act 2003 · As enacted
6. Purchasing of articles
Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
The Competent Authority may, if it appears to him to be expedient or necessary so to do, in order to ensure the equitable distribution of any article in respect of which an Order under section 5 has been made, make order for the purchase of any quantity of such article as is available or is necessary for such purpose. The Minister may issue such directions as are necessary for the purchase of any such article and for payment to be made in respect of such purchase in terms of the wholesale price fixed for the same under section 5.
Every order made under subsection (1) shall specify —
the name and address of the person in whose possession the stocks of such article are and the exact quantity to be purchased ;
the time at which and the place at which the stocks of the article purchased shall be delivered by the person required to do so in terms of the order.
In the event of any person refusing to sell to the
Competent Authority any article in respect of which the
Competent Authority has made an order of purchase in terms of subsection (1), the Competent Authority may, obtain an
Order from the Magistrate within whose jurisdiction the article is stored, compelling such person to sell the required quantity of such article to the Competent Authority.