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| (1) The Minister may, by Order published in the Gazette declare any goods, to be specified packaged goods (hereinafter referred to as "specified packaged goods") for this section. |
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| (2) Where any specified packaged goods are sold by any packer or an importer shall be subject to the provisions of this section (b) to any person who is concerned in the detection of such offence or affecting the seizure and forfeiture of such article. such reward as he may consider reasonable. |
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| (3) The Director may, by Notification published In the (Gazette, declare in respect of certain specified packaged goods tile quantity to be contained in any package and in respect of all other specified packaged Goods, the quantity to be contained in a package shall be as decided upon by a packer or an importer as the case may be. |
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| (4) It shall be the duty of any person who is a packer or an importer of any specified packaged goods to ensure that such package is marked the prescribed manner with -
| | (a) a statement of the quantity contained in authorised unit either of weight or volume or of length ; and | | |
| | (b) his name and address or a mark which enables his name and address to be readily ascertained by an Inspector. | | |
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| (5) The Minister shall by regulations, prescribe the methods and tests that should be adopted to determine the correctness of the quantity contained in any package containing any specified packaged goods whether packed in Sri Lanka. |
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| (6) Any person who is a packer or an importer of any specified packaged goods -
| | (a) who packs or imports any specified packaged goods, containing less than the quantity as indicated in the statement on the package ; or | | |
| | (b) fails to mark in authorized units on any package, the quantity it contains, | | |
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