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68 of 2008
The Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 aims:
- to promote a fair, accessible and sustainable marketplace for consumer products and services and for that purpose to establish national norms and standards relating to consumer protection,
- to provide for improved standards of consumer information,
- to prohibit certain unfair marketing and business practices,
- to promote responsible consumer behaviour,
- to promote a consistent legislative and enforcement framework relating to consumer transactions and agreements,
- to establish the National Consumer Commission,
- to repeal
- sections 2 to 13 and sections 16 to 17 of the Merchandise Marks Act, 1941 (Act No. 17 of 1941),
- the Business Names Act, 1960 (Act No. 27 of 1960),
- the Price Control Act, 1964 (Act No. 25 of 1964),
- the Sales and Service Matters Act, 1964 (Act No. 25 of 1964),
- the Trade Practices Act. 1976 (Act No. 76 of 1976),
- the Consumer Affairs (Unfair Business Practices) Act, 1988 (Act No. 71 of 1988), and
- to make consequential amendments to various other Acts; and
- to provide for related incidental matters.
Amends
- National Credit Act 34 of 2005
- Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002
- Lotteries Act 57 of 1997
Commencement
- 31 March 2011 (Gazette 33581 of 23 September 2010)
Amendments
The Southern African Legal Information Institute provides a complete amended Act at https://www.saflii.org/za/legis/consol_act/cpa2008246/ [Updated to 13 March 2015]
