28. Trader to issue receipts to purchasers

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

Every trader who sells any goods shall on demand, issue to the purchaser thereof, a receipt setting out—

(a)

the date of the sale;

(b)

the quantity of goods sold ;

(c)

the price paid for such quantity;

(d)

nature of the transaction, that is to say, whether the sale was wholesale or retail; and

(e)

any other requirements that may be imposed under any law relating to the issue of receipts by a trader.

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