Singapore legislation

Clause 3

Amendment of section 6

In the Competition Act 2004, in section 6(1) —

(a)

in paragraphs (e) and (i), replace “and consumer protection matters” with “, consumer protection and legal metrology”;

(b)

after paragraph (f), insert —“(fa)to promote among suppliers in Singapore, and educate consumers on, the following practices:

(i)

the supply of safe consumer goods;

(ii)

the provision of relevant safety information about consumer goods;

(iii)

legal metrology;”;

(c)

in paragraph (g), after “unfair practices”, insert “and prevent the supply of unsafe consumer goods in Singapore”; and

(d)

after paragraph (h), insert —“(ha)to administer and enforce the Weights and Measures Act 1975;”.