Trade Descriptions Act (Chapt. 505). Pays/Territoire Kenya Type du document Législation Date 1977 (2003) Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn 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. Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Protection du consommateur Fraude Emballage/étiquetage Institution Infractions/sanctions Aire géographique Afrique, Afrique Orientale Résumé 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. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.kenyalaw.org