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| (1) An authorized officer on obtaining a sample of a pesticide shall forthwith inform the seller or his agent of his intention to have the same analysed by an authorized analyst and shall forthwith divide the sample into three equal parts and cause each part to be marked and sealed in such manner as its nature will permit and shall deliver one part each to the seller or his agent, the authorized analyst and the Registrar. |
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| (2) In the event of a dispute in respect of the result of an analysis the Registrar shall forward such part of the sample as is in his custody to a referee analyst nominated by him. |
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| (3) In any proceedings under this Act the production of a certificate signed by an authorized analyst or a referee analyst with regard to any sample procured for analysis under this section shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts