Consumer Protection Act to be amended

Ishara MUDUGAMUWA

The Consumer Protection Act will be amended to protect consumers, Co-operatives and Internal Trade Minister Johnston Fernando said at the Staff Development Program of the Consumer Affairs Authority at Renuka Hotel, Colombo yesterday.

He said he will solve Consumer Affairs Authority problems while the authority should also try to provide better service to the consumers. All officers will meet in every two months and select the best officer.

The Co-operatives and Internal Trade Ministry and the Consumer Affairs Authority have no right in Consumers Act to recommend a guaranteed price for breads. But it is necessary to have a good quality, specially the relevant weight should be in breads though prices have gone up, said the Minister. In the presidential election time, there was a lack of rice in the country. So the government decided to waive the tax for wheat flour. But now we don't have that type of problem. So the government decided to impose the tax again with the objective of saving farmers in the country by giving good price for rice.

Consumer Affairs Authority Chairman, Rumy Marzook and Consumer Affairs Authority Officials also participated.