2. The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 33, and shall have effect as section 33A, of the Consumer Protection Act, No. 1 of 1979 :
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| | (1) A fund to be called the Consumer Protection Fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the " the Fund ") is hereby established. | | |
| | (2) There shall be paid into Fund
| | | (a) such sums of money as may be voted from time to time by Parliament for the purpose of consumer education or any purpose connected therewith or incidental thereto ; |
| (b) all fines imposed by the court for any offence under this Act; |
| (c) fifty per centum of the proceeds of the sale of any articles forfeited under this Act ; and |
| (d) such sums of money as may be made by way of grant or donation to the Fund by any person or body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate, |
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| | (3) There shall, be paid out of the Fund such sums of money as the Commissioner may consider necessary -
| | | (a) for the promotion, assistance and encouragement of consumer organizations and the administration and development of such organizations ; |
| (b) for consumer education and the dissemination of information relating thereto, and for any purpose connected with or incidental to the furtherance of such education. |
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| | (4) The Commissioner shall be responsible for the administration of the Fund. | | |
| | (5) The accounts of the Fund shall be audited by the Auditor-General | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts