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| (1) The Commissioner may inquire into complaints regarding the manufacture or sale of any article which does not conform to the standards and specifications determined by the Commissioner by notification published in the Gazette. Where any standards and specifications have been prescribed by the Bureau of Ceylon Standards in respect of any article, such standards and specifications shall be deem ed to be the standards and specifications determined by the Commissioner for the purposes of this Act. |
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| (2) Any complaint under subsection (1) shall be made to the Commissioner in writing so as to reach him within seven days of such sale, |
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| (3) At any inquiry held into such complaint the Commissioner shall give the manufacturer or trader against whom such complaint is made an opportunity of being heard either in person or by an agent if that behalf. |
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| (4) Where the Commissioner is of opinion, after inquiry, that a manufacture or sale has been made of an article not conforming to the standards or specifications deter mined or deemed to be determined by the Commissioner he shall order the manufacturer or trader to pay compensation to the aggrieved party or to replace such article or to refund the amount paid for such article. |
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| (5) An order under subsection (4) shall be made in writing and communicated to such manufacturer or trader by registered post |
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