Establishment of Sanctions and Penalties Regulations, 2010

VERZJONIELETTRONIKA

L.N. 496 of2010

SERVICES (INTERNAL MARKET) ACT

(CAP. 500)

Establishment of Sanctions and Penalties Regulations, 2010

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 12 of the

Services (Internal Market) Act, the Minister responsible for the

economy, in consultation with the Minister responsible for consumer

affairs, has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations IS the Establishment of Citation.

Sanctions and Penalties Regulations, 2010.

(I)

For the purpose of these regulations

Definitions.

"the Act" means the Services (Internal Market) Act;

"Appeals Board" means the Consumer Affairs Appeals Board

established under Part XII of the Consumer Affairs Act;

"the body responsible for consumer protection" means the

Director of Consumer Affairs designated as such in terms of article

3 (1) of the Consumer Affairs Act;

"offender" means the provider who discriminates against

recipients or potential recipients of a service in terms of article 9(a) of

the Act or who does not comply with the obligations under article

10(1) of the Act.

(2) Words, terms and expressions used in these regulations and

which are also used in the Act, shall have, unless the context

otherwise requires, the same meaning as in the Act.

In the carrying out of its functions under article 10(2) of Procedure and

penalties to be

the Act and regulation 7 of the Designation of Various Entities followed

Regulations, 20 10, the body responsible for consumer protection body

responsible for

shall, as it deems fit and as far as applicable, follow the procedure, consumer

subject the offender to the penalties and administer the fines as are protection.

contemplated under articles 10, 12, 12A, 14, 14A, and Part X, Part XI

and Part XlI of the Consumer Affairs Act.

An offender who feels aggrieved by a decision, order or

measure taken by the body responsible for consumer protection may

file an appeal before the Appeals Board, and the provisions of Part

XII of the Consumer Affairs Act shall mutatis mutandis apply.

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