2. Section 37 of the Consumer Protection Act, No. 1 of 1979, is hereby amended by the substitution, for the definition of " article" of the following definition:-
"article" means-
(a) any article of food or drink;
(b) any other article of merchandise as is in the opinion of the Commissioner essential to the life of the community and is so specified by the Commissioner by Notification published in the Gazette;'.