Cap 216 s 4 Functions of Council (CONSUMER COUNCIL ORDINANCE)

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Chapter:	216	Title:	CONSUMER COUNCIL ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:	L.N. 320 of 1999
Section:	4	Heading:	Functions of Council	Version Date:	01/01/2000

Remarks:

Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 66 of 2000 s. 3

(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 Chief Executive in Council. (Amended 66 of 2000 s. 3)

(2) The Chief Executive 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). (Amended 66 of 2000 s. 3)
(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; or (Amended 39 of 1985 s. 60; 78 of 1999 s. 7)

(ii) (Repealed 65 of 1994 s. 2)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(4) (Repealed 65 of 1994 s. 2)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)