10. Authority to issue directions to manufacturers or traders in respect of price marking, labelling and packeting of goods

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

The Authority may, for the protection of the consumer—

(a)

issue general directions to manufacturers or traders in respect of labelling, price marking, packeting, sale or manufacture of any goods ; and

(b)

issue special directions to any class of manufacturers or traders, specifying—

(i)

the times during which and the places at which, such goods may be sold ; and

(ii)

any other conditions as to the manufacturing, importing, marketing, storing, selling and stocking, of any goods.

(2)

Every direction issued by the Authority under subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette and in at least one Sinhala, one Tamil and one English newspaper.

(3)

Any manufacturer or trader who fails to comply with any direction issued under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.

(4)

Any person who removes, alters, obliterates, erases or defaces any label, description or price mark on any goods in respect of which a direction under subsection (1) has been issued, or sells or offers for sale any such goods from or on which the label, description or price mark has been removed, altered, obliterated, erased or defaced, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.

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Consumer Affairs Council

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Fund of the Authority

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General

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