Consumer Affairs Authority Act 2003 · As enacted · Part VII · General
57. Power of Authority to call for information
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
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The Authority or any person authorised in that behalf by the Authority may, by notice in writing require any person within such period as shall be specified in the notice, to furnish any information or to produce any document as shall be specified in such notice, which the Authority may consider necessary for the proper discharge of its functions under this Act, and it shall be the duty of any person who receives such notice to comply with such requirement within the time specified in such notice, notwithstanding the provisions of any written law which may prohibit such person from disclosing such information or from producing such document :
Provided however, that nothing in this subsection shall be read and construed as enabling the Authority or any person authorised in that behalf by the Authority, by notice to require any person to furnish any information or to produce any document, if the disclosure of such information or the production of such document is prohibited by any provision of any law providing for the imposition and recovery of any tax.
No information contained in a return furnished under section 56 and no information furnished or the contents of a document produced in compliance with the terms of a notice issued under this section, shall be published or communicated by the Authority to any other person except with the consent of the person furnishing such return or information, or producing such document, as the case may be, or in the course of the discharge of its functions by the Authority.