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| | (a) No distributor of fertilizer shall, distribute or offer for distribution any fertilizer which is adulterated, | | |
| | (b) No transporter shall with his connivance or knowledge transport adulterated fertilizer. | | |
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| (2) For the purpose of this section, fertilizer shall be deemed to be adulterated
| | (a) If it contains any deleterious ingredients in sufficient amounts harmful to any crop for which it is intended to be applied; or | | |
| | (b) if its composition falls below or differs from that which it is purported to possess by the label affixed to the package or container containing the fertilizer. | | |
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| (3) In a prosecution for an offence under this section a certificate issued under the hand of an officer authorized by the Director in writing to analyse fertilizer for the purpose of this Act, stating the ingredients or the composition, of the fertilizer in relation to which the offence is alleged to have been committed, shall be prima facie proof of the statements made therein. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts