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Trade Description Act (CAP. 82:04).

Country/Territory
Trinidad and Tobago
Document type
Legislation
Date
1986
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to replace the Merchandise Marks Act.
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Access-to-information Agricultural commodities Enforcement/compliance Consumer protection Fraud Food quality control/food safety Offences/penalties Drugs Animal health Genetic resources Inspection Internal trade International trade Marking/identification
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force in 1986 even though it is inconsistent with sections 4 and 5 of the Constitution.
Abstract

This Act lays down provisions on the prohibition of false trade descriptions; trade description with respect to any goods or parts of goods; application of trade description; trade descriptions used in advertisements; orders for definition and marking; information, etc., to be given in advertisements; false or misleading indications as to price of goods; false representations as to supply of goods and services; false or misleading statements as to services, etc; prohibition of importation of goods bearing false indication or origin; offences and penalties; powers of the authorized officers to make test purchases and enter premises and inspect and seize goods and documents; goods liable to forfeiture and their disposal; compensation for loss, etc., of goods seized; trade marks containing trade descriptions; and market research experiment for the purpose of ascertaining the opinion of participants.

Full text
English
Website
agla.gov.tt