The Gambia Consumer Protection Act, 2014. País/Territorio Gambia Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2014 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original The Gambia Gazette no. 2 of 03 February 2014. Título completoAn Act to protect consumers from unfair and misleading market conduct, provide for the establishment of a Consumer Tribunal and for connected matters. Materia Alimentación y nutrición, General Palabra clave Ley marco Acceso-a-la-información Acceso-a-la-justicia Responsabilidad/indemnización Contrato/acuerdo Corte/tribunal Solución de controversias Gobernanza Negocios/industria/corporaciones Comercio interior Protección del consumidor Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Envasado/etiquetado Normas Venta Área geográphica Africa, Países menos desarrollados, Atlántico Norte, Sahel, Africa Occidental Resumen This Act, consisting of 36 articles, provides for protecting consumers from unfair and misleading market conduct, and therefore applies to: citizens, body corporates carrying on business in the country. Part II of the Act concerns consumer welfare and particularly: consumer rights to safe and good quality of services and products; supplier obligations to consumers; warranties and conditions of sale, including labelling and packaging of food products; standard form agreements; contracts with clear and understandable terms; unfair trade practices; advertising regulations; remedies for harmful commodities. Part III concerns functions and powers of the Consumer Protection Commission, including appointment of officers, conduction of investigations into consumer complaints, formulation of Policy and legislative proposals, conduct research on consumer protection issues, providing information on any dangerous goods and services. Part IV provides for the establishment, functions and powers of the consumer protection tribunal. Part V concerns financial penalties, civil and criminal liability, remedies for consumers. Part VI concerns disclosure of information; offences in case of supplying false information. Texto completo Inglés