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| (1) The Commissioner may, for the protection of the consumer, issue general directions to manufacturers or traders in respect of labelling, price-marking and packeting of any article and may, likewise by general directions issued to any class of manufacturers or traders or by special directions issued to any particular manufacturer or trader, specify in relation to that class or that manufacturer or trader, as the case may be
| | (a) the maximum quantity of any article to be sold on any day; | | |
| | (b) the times during which and the places at which, such article may be sold ; and | | |
| | (c) any other conditions as to the manufacture, marketing, labelling or sale of that article. | | |
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| (2) Every general direction issued by the Commissioner under subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette and every special direction issued to any manufacturer or trader by the Commissioner under subsection (1) shall be in writing and shall be served on the manufacturer or trader to whom it is issued, and any such direction shall be deemed to be served on such manufacturer or trader if it is so sent by registered post addressed to him at his place of business. In proving such service by post, it shall be sufficient to prove that the document containing the direction was duly addressed and posted. |
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| (3) Any manufacturer or trader who fails to comply with any direction issued under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence under this Act. |
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| (4) Any person who removes, alters, obliterates, erases or defaces any label, description or price marked on any article shall be guilty of an offence under this Act. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts