Trade Descriptions Act (Chapt. 505). País/Territorio Kenya Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1977 (2003) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn Act of Parliament to prohibit misdescriptions of goods, services, accommodation and facilities provided in the course of trade; to prohibit false or misleading indications as to the price of goods; to confer powers to require information or instructions relating to goods to be marked on or to accompany the goods or to be included in advertisements; and for purposes incidental to and connected with the foregoing. Materia Alimentación y nutrición Palabra clave Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Protección del consumidor Fraude Envasado/etiquetado Institución Infracciones/sanciones Área geográphica Africa, Africa Oriental Resumen This Act provides for the protection of consumers by prohibiting false trade descriptions, as defined by this Act. The Act also empowers the Minister, if deemed necessary or expedient in the interest of persons to whom any goods are supplied, to require, by Order, that the goods should be marked with or accompanied by any information or instruction relating to the goods and regulate or prohibit the supply of goods with respect to which the requirements are not complied with. Where an order is in force with respect to goods of any description, any person who, in the course of any trade, supplies or offers to supply goods of that description in contravention of the order shall be guilty of an offence. The Act also deals with matters relating to the country of origin. It prohibits importation of goods bearing false indication of origin. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.kenyalaw.org