15. Refusal to sell goods to be an offence

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

(1)

No trader who has in his possession or custody or under his control any goods for purpose of trade within

Sri Lanka, shall refuse to sell such goods.

(2)

In any prosecution of any trader for the contravention of the provisions of subsection (1), it shall be a sufficient defence for the accused to prove that —

(a)

on the occasion in question, he supplied a reasonable quantity of the goods, or had not a sufficient quantity in his possession to supply the quantity;

(b)

he carried on business in the goods as a wholesale trader only, and that the sale of the quantity demanded by the buyer would have been contrary to the normal practice of a wholesale business ; or

(c)

the sale of the goods on that occasion in question would have been contrary to any provisions of any written law or any general or special direction issued to him by the Authority under section 10.

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Part III

Promotion of Competition and Consumer Interest

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Part IV

Consumer Affairs Council

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Part V

Fund of the Authority

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Part VI

Staff of the Authority

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Part VII

General

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