Consumer Protection Act, 2008 (Act No. 68 of 2008)

Chapter 5 : National Consumer Protection Institutions

Purchase

In order to better achieve the purposes of this Act in relation to laws that govern matters affecting consumers, the Commission must —

a)	identify any national or provincial legislation, or other public regulation, that—

i)	affects the welfare of consumers; and

ii)	is inconsistent with the purposes of this Act;

b)	consult with—

i)	relevant provincial consumer protection authorities;

ii)	organs of state within the national sphere of government; and

iii)	consumer protection groups, alternative dispute resolution agents and suppliers,

with respect to legislation identified in terms of paragraph (a) with the object of developing proposals for reform of that legislation; and

c)	report from time to time to the Minister with recommendations for achieving the progressive transformation and reform of law contemplated in this section.