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LIMPOPO NORTHERN PROVINCE PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
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Limpopo Consumer Protection Act, No. 4 of 2015

Long title


To provide for a provincial consumer protection authority and its functioning; to provide for the Limpopo Consumer Court and its functioning; to regulate Consumer Court Proceedings, to repeal the Consumer Affairs (Unfair Business Practices) Act, 1996 (Act No. 8 of 1996) and to provide for matters connected therewith

Table of contents

SECTION TITLE

PREAMBLE
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
1. Definitions
2. Objects of Act
CHAPTER 2. PROVINCIAL CONSUMER PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Part A. Office of Consumer protector
3. Office of Consumer Protector
4. Consumer Protector
Part B. Functioning of Authority
5. Functions and powers of Office of Consumer Protector
6. Lodging complaints with Office of Consumer Protector
7. Role of Inspectors and investigators in dealing with complaints
8. Inspectors and investigators
9. Outcomes of investigation
10. Consent orders
11. Referral to Consumer Court
12. Register of adverse notations
Part C. Powers in support of investigation
13. Subpoena of persons or documents
14. Authority to enter and search under warrant
15. Powers to enter and search
16. Conduct of entry and search
17. Claims that information is confidential
CHAPTER 3. LIMPOPO CONSUMER COURT
Part A. Functioning of Consumer Court
18. Limpopo Consumer Court
19. Functions of Consumer Court
20. Composition of Consumer Court
21. Disqualification from appointment to Consumer Court
22. Appointment of members of Consumer Court
23. Term of office of members of Consumer Court
24. Resignation, removal from office and vacancies
25. Remuneration and allowances of members of Consumer Court
26. Declaration of business interests of members of Consumer Court
27. Conflicting interests
28. Suspension of members of Consumer Court
Part B. Administration of Court
29. Clerk of Consumer Court
30. Reporting by Consumer Court
Part C. Consumer Court proceedings
31. Consumer Court proceedings
32. Hearings of Consumer Court
33. Witness fees
34. Costs
35. Appeals and reviews
Part D. Consumer Court orders
36. Orders of Consumer Court
37. Administrative fines
38. Variation of orders
39. Standard of proof
CHAPTER 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part A. Offences and penalties
40. Breach of confidence
41. Hindering administration of Act
42. Failure to attend when summoned
43. Failure to answer fully or truthfully
44. Offences relating to Office of Consumer Protector and Consumer Court
45. Penalties
Part B. Miscellaneous provisions
46. Delegation of power
47. Vicarious liability
48. Regulations
49. Repeal of laws
50. Transitional arrangements
51. Short title and commencement
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