Clause 3
Amendment of section 6
of Competition (Amendment) Bill
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Clause 3
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;”.