The Consumer Affairs Bill 2011, long called for, was last Thursday laid in the National Assembly by Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh.
The Minister tabled the Bill in the House in the absence of Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad. The Consumer Affairs Bill 2011 provides for the promotion and protection of consumer interests in relation to the supply of goods and services, and renames the Competition Commis-sion as the Competition and Con-sumer Affairs Commission, which will administer the Competition and Fair Trading Act 2006 and the Consumer Affairs Act when it becomes law, the bill’s explanatory memorandum says.
According to the explanatory memorandum, the Bill is based on an earlier version of a