Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (No. 13 of 2012). Country/Territory Jamaica Document type Legislation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to Amend the Consumer Protection Act. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Institution Fraud Packaging/labelling Court/tribunal Dispute settlement Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act amends the Consumer Protection Act with respect to matters of the Consumer Protection Commission and its power to carry out investigations on breaches of consumer protection rules and to initiate legal proceedings under this Act on behalf of the complainant. It also specifies obligations for providers of goods and services and establishes a Consumer Protection Tribunal. The Tribunal shall hear and determine matters referred to it pursuant to section 44 of the principal Act and for that purpose may exercise the functions set out in this Act. Full text English Website www.moj.gov.jm References - Legislation Amends Consumer Protection Act. Legislation | Jamaica | 2005 (2010) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Institution, Fraud, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX