Long title

To provide for the investigation and prohibition of harmful business practices in particular cases and in general, in the interest of the protection of consumers, and for that purpose to establish an office for the investigation of harmful business practices and a Consumer Affairs Court, to amen laws relating to local government so as to authorise local governments to establish consumer advice offices; and to provide for matters connected therewith

Table of contents

SECTION	TITLE
	PREAMBLE
1.	Definitions
2.	Consumers
3.	Establishment of Office for the investigation of Harmful Business Practices
4.	Consumer Protector and staff of office
5.	Functions of office
6.	Lodging of complaints with office
7.	Investigations by office
8.	Summoning and questioning of persons and production of books and documents
9.	Investigating officers
10.	Search and seizure
11.	Negotiation of arrangements to discontinue unfair business practice [...Title amended by Act lp_2003_002_011_20030929 - was entitled "Negotiation of arrangements to discontinue harmful business practice']
12.	Institution of proceedings after completion of investigation
13.	Establishment of Consumer Affairs Court
14.	Appointment of members of the court
15.	Persons disqualified from being members of court
16.	Constitution of court
17.	Functions, powers and duties of court
18.	Proceedings of court
19.	Subpoena of witnesses and production of documents [...Title amended by Act lp_2003_002_014_20030929 - was entitled "Summoning of witnesses and production of documents']
20.	Urgent temporary orders
21.	Confirmation of arrangements negotiated by office order by court prohibiting harmful business practice
22.	Order by court prohibiting unfair business practice [...Title amended by Act lp_2003_002_016_20030929 - was entitled "Order by court prohibiting harmful business practice']
23.	Functions of curator appointed by court
24.	Declaration of certain business practices to be unlawful
25.	Appeal
26.	Giving of notice to competent authorities of harmful business practices and offences
27.	Confidentiality
28.	Limitation of liability
29.	Regulation
30.	Offences in relation to prohibited business practices
31.	Penalties
32.	State bound
33.	Waiver of benefits
34.	Civil remedies
35.	Amendment of section 79 of Ordinance 17 of 1939
36.	Short title and commencement

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