Eileen Cox

Consumers are encouraged to know the social responsibilities that are due to them.

This is adapted from International Standard ISO 26000. The first edition was on November 1, 2010.

(Continued from last week) What are the benefits? “We have found that there are numerous benefits to securing standards, namely having a defined procedure in place with a structured management system that can be audited and performance benched-marked.

The Crown Company, a leading Unit-ed Kingdom based provi-der of food, venue and event solutions has achieved certification to ISO 22000 2005, Food safety management systems- Requirements for any organisation in the food chain. 

Despite recent improvements in some parts of the world, standardization is a subject often overlooked in education, although it is relevant and is of paramount importance to every aspect of our daily lives. 

The Guyana Consumers Association presents this submission publicly appealing to all consumers to take cognizance of the likely passing of this Bill as it is in its present form.

Introduction The Guyana Consumers Association welcomes the introduction of this Bill like many other Guyanese. 

Introduction One of the eight consumer rights agreed to internationally was the right to be informed. 

This Bill seeks to protect animals against diseases by controlling the movement of animals into, out of and within Guyana so as to prevent the introduction and spread of animal diseases within Guyana and other countries, and to ensure the safe and humane movement of animals to and from Guyana and to regulate the importation of animals and production of animal products and livestock feeds.

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 Commission as the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission which shall administer both the competition and Fair Trading Act 2006 and the Consumer Affairs Act when it becomes law.

It should be recognized that Standards were established to make living easier for citizens. 

(Continued from last week) But a contrary position is offered by decentralization advocates who posit that if people lack capacity it is because they have not been given the opportunity since the system does not encourage nor afford nor facilitate the development of that capacity. 

By Keith Miller Local government reform must be implemented.  Such reforms are to ensure that the local government system is driven by a community initiative and orientation.

9.8 LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9.8.1 Relevant Articles 71-78 9.8.2 Rationale for the recommendation made 9.8.2.1 The NCLDO and the Supreme Congress of the People are incompatible with the local government structure, the electoral system,

(Continued) Rule IV-Conflict of Interest 1. An attorney-at-law shall not devise or represent more than one interest in a matter nor shall he act or continue to act in a matter when there is or is likely to be a conflicting interest; which includes but is not limited to the financial interest of attorney-at-law or his associate, and the duties and the loyalties of the attorney-at-law to any other client or prospective client, including the obligation to communicate information.

Continued Fourth Schedule Code of ConductPreamble This Code of Conduct is intended to lay down minimum standards to which attorneys-at-law are required to adhere.

Continued 38.    (1)   The Registrar shall make the appropriate entry or alteration in the Court Roll and publish the  appropriate notice in the Gazette whenever the Court orders the name of an attorney-at-law to be removed from the Court Roll or that the attorney-at-law be suspended from  practising law; where by the virtue of any law, the name of an attorney-at-law is removed from the Court Roll or an attorney-at-law is suspended from practising law, but where there is an appeal against any order from which the removal or suspension results, the Registrar shall take no action under this section until the order has been confirmed on appeal (2)   Where the name of an attorney-at-law

As we observed World Consumers Rights Day on March 15 2011 consumers are reminded to know their rights.

(2)  In any matter or hearing before any Court, where the Court considers that an act referred to in subsection (1) has been committed by an attorney- at-law other than the Attorney General or a Law Officer, the Court may make or cause the Registrar to make an application to the Committee in respect of the attorney- at-law under that subsection.

Continued from last week AN ACT to amend the Legal Practitioners Act.