Consumer Affairs Authority Act, No.9 of 2003.

This Act, consisting of 77 Articles divided into seven Parts, establishes the requirements to be met to promote effective competition and protect consumers. It specifies all provisions for regulating the Internal Trade and for any matters connected therewith. Goods mentioned in the Act include any food, drink, pharmaceutical, fuel and all other merchandise.
The Act also provieds for the establishment of the Consumer Affairs Authority. The objects of the Authority shall be: (a) to protect consumers against the marketing of goods or the provision of services which are hazardous to life and property of consumers; (b) to protect consumers against unfair trade practices and guarantee that consumers interest shall be given due consideration; (c) to ensure that wherever possible consumers have adequate access to goods and services at competitive prices; and (d) to seek redress against unfair trade practices, restrictive trade practices or any other forms of exploitation of consumers by traders.

An Act to Provide for the Establishment of the Consumer Affairs Authority; for the Promotion of Effective Competition and the Protection of Consumers ; for the Regulation of Internal Trade; for the Establishment of a Consumer Affairs Council; for the Repeal of the Consumer Protection Act, No. 1 of 1979, the Fair Trading Commission Act, No. 1 of 1987 and the Control of Prices Act (Chapter 173); and for all Matters Connected therewith or Incidental thereto.

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