Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act, 1980

Functions of Director of Consumer Affairs.

55.—(1) The Director of Consumer Affairs shall have the following additional functions—

(a) to keep under general review practices or proposed practices in relation to any of the obligations imposed on persons by any provision of this Act,

(b) to carry out examinations of any such practices or proposed practices where the Director considers that, in the public interest, such examinations are proper or the Minister so requests,

(c) to request persons engaging in or proposing to engage in such practices as are, or are likely to be, contrary to the obligations imposed on them by any provision of this Act to discontinue or refrain from such practices.

(2) The Minister may by order confer on the Director of Consumer Affairs such further functions as he considers appropriate for the purposes of this Act.