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Consumer Protection and Safety Act (Cap. 82:34).

Country/Territory
Trinidad and Tobago
Document type
Legislation
Date
1985 (1998)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Ministry of Legal Affairs.
Long title
An Act to make provision with respect to the protection and safety of consumers and others.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Internal trade Packaging/labelling Institution Fraud Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act provides for the protection of the public in Trinidad and Tobago from unsafe, false and misleading trade practices. For this purpose the Act: requires a Director of Consumer Guidance to be appointed; establishes a Consumer Guidance Council; empowers the Minister to make Orders, the contravention which is declared to be an offence; empowers the Minister to make Regulations for the purpose of securing that goods are safe; provides for measures of enforcement; grants other regulation-making powers to the Minister; and defines other offences.

Full text
English
Website
www.legalaffairs.gov.tt

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Adverse Trade Practices Order (Cap. 82:34).

Legislation | Trinidad and Tobago | 2000

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Contract/agreement, Fraud, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX