View All - 2003 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances CONSUMER AFFAIRS AUTHORITYMarginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the Consumer Affairs Authority Act No. 9 of 2003.2. Establishment of the Consumer Affairs Authority 3. Constitution of the Authority. 4. Chairman and full time members. 5. Director-General to act as the Secretary to Authority. 6. Delegation of powers to public. 7. Objects of the Authority 8. Functions of the Authority. 9. Authority may undertake studies on the distribution of goods and services. 10. Authority to issue directions to manufacturers or traders in respect of price marking, labelling and packeting of goods. 11. Selling or offering to sell above the marked price 12. Determining standards and specifications relating to goods and supply of services. 13. Authority to inquire in to complaints. 14. Agreement to provide for maximum price & c. of goods. 15. Refusal to sell goods to be an offence. 16. Denial of possession of any goods for purposes of trade or the sale of such goods subject to any condition to be an offence. 17. Hoarding of goods by any trader or person to be an offence. 18. Increase of retail or wholesale price of certain goods and certain services. 19. Director-General to refer matters to the Council. 20. Investigation into a reference made under section 19 21. Undertaking to be given on a reference made. 22. Members of the public, associations or organizations to refer certain matters to the director-General. 23. Advisory reference. 24. Authority to review questions relating to prices of goods & c. 25. Publication of a report made under this Act. 26. Trader to display price list. 27. Registration of traders. 28. Trader to issue receipts to purchasers. 29. Trader to furnish notice board. 30. Misleading or deceptive conduct 31. False representation. 32. Warranties in relation to the supply of goods or services. 33. Public efficiency reports. 34. Authority to carry out investigation into anti-competitive practices. 35. Anti-competitive practice. 36. Provisions relating to an investigation under section 34. 37. Authority to make an application to the Council. 38. Council to entertain applications made by any person or association of traders. 39. Establishment and constitution of a Consumer Affairs Council. 40. Function of the Council. 41. Order to be made by the Council. 42. Publication of an order made under section 41. 43. Power to issue notices to witnesses. 44. Evidence. 45. Failure to obey a notice issued or to give evidence & c. 46. Punishment for offence of contempt. 47. Privileges of witnesses. 48. Procedure to be laid down by the Council. 49. Fund of the Authority. 50. Financial year and the audit of accounts. 51. Application of Part II of the Finance Act, No. 38 of 1971. 52. Director-General of the Authority. 53. Appointment of officers, servants and advisers to the Authority. 54. Appointment of public officers to the staff of the Authority. 55. Power of authority to send warning. 56. Power to require maintenance of records and the furnishing of returns. 57. Power of Authority to call for information 58. Power of entry, inspection and search. 59. Sale of perishable goods. 60. offences and Penalties. 61. Obtaining samples for purposes of ensuring compliance with standards and specifications. 62. General forfeiture. 63. Priority to be given for cases under section 61. 64. Protection for action taken under this Act. 65. Expenses to be paid out of the Fund. 66. Members of the Authority and the Council and officers and servants of the Authority deemed to be public servants. 67. The Authority and the council deemed to be Scheduled Institutions within the meaning of the Bribery Act. 68. Principal liable for offences or agents and servants. 69. Rewards to certain persons. 70. Offences to be cognizable offence. 71. Certain officers to be peace officers. 72. Regulations. 73. Repeal of Consumer Protection Act, No. 1 of 1979. Fair Trading Commission Act. No. 1 of 1987, Control of Prices Act, (Chapter 173) and savings. 74. Reference for "Price Control Inspector" to be a reference to relevant officer in the Authority. 75. Interpretation. 76. Sinhala text to prevail in the event of any inconsistency. 77. Exemption of existing agreements.