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Displaying weight on gas cylinders compulsory: CAA
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has issued regulations that the weight of gas cylinders should be displayed clearly on the cylinder in future.
The relevant gazette notification has been issued on Sunday (25).
“The Consumer Affairs Authority directs that no manufacturer, distributor, dealer or trader of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders shall manufacture, store, distribute or display for sale, expose or offer for sale, wholesale or retail any domestic LPG cylinders unless the weight in kilograms is marked in a conspicuous place of such domestic cylinders”, the gazette notification said.
In addition, the CAA has gazetted the maximum price of the sale of the 9.6 Kg cylinder (18 lts). The prices vary according to the area.
The price list follows (in rupees):
Colombo 1150.00, Gampaha 1150.00, Kalutara 1,158.00, Puttalam 1174.00, Kegalle 1178.00,Kurunegala 1177.00, Galle 1181.00, Ratnapura 1181.00, Kandy 1191.00, Matara 1194.00 ,Matale 1195.00, Trincomalee 1217.00, Anuradhapura 1215.00, Polonnaruwa 1215.00, Vavuniya 1216.00, Mannar 1234.00, Hambanthota 1217.00 , Monaragala 1248.00 , Badulla 1235.00, Ampara 1252.00, Nuwara Eliya , 1229.00 Batticaloa 1250.00, Jaffna 1259.00, Kilinochchi 1243.00 , Mullaitivu 1242.00.
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