Consumer Affairs Act (Cap. 378)

Consumer Affairs Act (Cap. 378), article 8

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8. (1) The Director General may make or issue a public statement identifying and giving warnings or information about any of the following: (a) goods that are unsatisfactory or dangerous and persons who supply those goods; (b) services supplied in an unsatisfactory manner and persons who supply those services; (c) trading practices detrimental to the interests of consumers and persons who engage in such practices; and (d) any other matter that adversely affects or may adversely affect the interests of consumers in connection with the acquisition by them of goods or services from traders. (2) When making a statement as is referred to in sub-article (1), the Director General shall adhere to the principles of fairness and objectivity. (3) The Government, the Director General and any public officer acting on the instructions or authority of the Director General, shall be exempt from any liability for acts done in good faith in pursuance of this article by the Director General or any public officer as aforesaid. Such exemption shall extend to all persons publishing, printing, recording, broadcasting or communicating such information by any means whatsoever. Name of Council or Office not to be used in advertisement. Amended by: XXVI. 2000.6; L.N. 425 of 2007; VI. 2011.75, 82.

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