75. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires "consumer" means any actual or potential user of any goods or services made available for a consideration by any trader or manufacturer ; "Council" means the Consumer Affairs Council established by section 39 of this Act ; "fuel" includes all petroleum products in liquid or gaseous form, oil, other gases, coal or lubricants ; "goods" means any food, drink, pharmaceutical, fuel and all other merchandise; , "local authority" means a. Municipal Council, Urban Council, Pradeshiya Sabha and includes any authority created or established by or under any law to exercise, perform and discharge, powers, duties and functions corresponding to or similar to the powers, duties and functions exercised, performed and discharged by any such Council or Sabha ; "price" means a charge of any description ; "Provincial Council" means a Provincial Council established under Chapter XVIIA of the Constitution ; "manufacturer" means any person who
| (a) makes any article or any goods ; |
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| (b) assembles or joins any article, or any goods whether by chemical process or otherwise ; |
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| (c) adapts for sale any article or any goods ; |
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"service" means service of any description which is made available to-actual or potential users, and includes
| (a) banking, financing, insurance, shipping and entertainment; |
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| (b) the construction, production, manufacture, supply, storage, maintenance, repair, treatment, cleaning, processing or alteration of goods |
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| (c) services in connection with the import, export 1 or distribution of goods ; |
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| (d) the transportation of goods and passengers ; |
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| (e) the cleaning of buildings and building premises ; |
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| (f) the sale and supply of any utility services including electricity, water, gas and telecommunication ; |
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| (g) the provision of information technology and communications ; |
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| (h) professional services such as accounting, auditing, legal, medical and health, surveying, architecture and engineering. |
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"trader" means any person who
| (a) sells or supplies goods wholesale to other persons ; |
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| (b) sells or supplies goods at retail rates to consumers ; |
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| (c) imports goods for the purpose of sale or supply ; |
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| (d) provides services for a consideration. |
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