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Chapter: | 216
| Title: | CONSUMER COUNCIL ORDINANCE | Gazette Number: | |
| Section: | 4 | Heading: | Functions of Council | Version Date: | 30/06/1997 |
Caution : This is a past version. See the current version for the latest position.
(1) The functions of the Council are to protect and promote the interests of consumers of goods and services and purchasers, mortgagors and lessees of immovable property by-
(a) collecting, receiving and disseminating information concerning goods, services and immovable property;
(b) receiving and examining complaints by and giving advice to consumers of goods and services and purchasers, mortgagors and lessees of immovable property;
(c) taking such action as it thinks justified by information in its possession, including tendering advice to the Government or to any public officer;
(d) encouraging business and professional associations to establish codes of practice to regulate the activities of their members;
(e) undertaking such other functions as the Council may adopt with the prior approval of the Governor in Council.
(2) The Governor may by notice in writing to the Council declare any goods, services or immovable property or class of goods, services or immovable property to be outside the scope of the Council's functions under subsection (1).
(3) In subsection (1) and in section 5(2)(c) "goods and services" (貨品及服務) does not include goods and services which are-
(a) supplied by-
(i) the Government, the Urban Council or the Regional Council; or (Amended 39 of 1985 s. 60)
(ii) (Repealed 65 of 1994 s. 2)
(b) made the subject of a declaration under subsection (2).
(4) (Repealed 65 of 1994 s. 2)(Amended 5 of 1992 s. 2)