Consumer Protection (Fixed Penalty Notice) Regulations, Government Notice no. 240 of 2020

1. These regulations may be cited as the Consumer Protection (Fixed Penalty Notice) Regulations 2020.

2. In these regulations – “Act” means the Consumer Protection (Price and Supplies Control) Act.

3. For the purpose of section 30A of the Act – (a) the Fixed Penalty Notice shall be in the form set out in the First Schedule; (b) the fine, in respect of the offences specified in the second column of the Second Schedule, shall be as specified in the third column of that Schedule.

4. These regulations shall come into operation on 1 November 2020. Made by the Minister on 12 October 2020. 766 Government Notices 2020

FIRST SCHEDULE [Regulation 3(a)] FIXED PENALTY NOTICE PART I Fixed Penalty Notice no. .................................................................... Surname of offender ........................................................................... Name(s) of offender ........................................................................... Address .............................................................................................. This is to bring to your attention that you have, today ....................................... at ....................... at ....................................,    (date)    (time) (place) committed the following offence(s) – OFFENCE ACT/REGULATIONS FINE (Rs) 1. 2. 3. You have to pay the abovementioned fine(s) at the District Court of ................................. at latest by .................., failing which you shall, (name of District Court)   (date) on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than twice the amount specified above for the offence. Government Notices 2020 767 You have to attend Court personally and produce the FPN, your original Business Registration Card and National Identity Card or Passport in case you are not the holder of a National Identity Card. ................................................... ................................................... Name of Issuing Officer Signature of Issuing Officer ................................................... ................................................... Name of offender Signature of offender ....................................... Stamp PART II IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF .................................................... PARTICULARS OF OFFENDER (to be filled in by District Court Officer) National Identity Card no./ Passport no.* Business Registration no. Date of payment ................................................................................. ................................................... ................................................... Signature of offender Name of District Court Officer ................................................... ................................................... Signature of District Court Office Stamp Officer *Delete as appropriate 768 Government Notices 2020

SECOND SCHEDULE [Regulation 3(b)] FINE OFFENCE (Rs) 1. Selling or supplying controlled goods at a price higher than that which has been fixed – section 3 of the Act 2,000 2. Selling or supplying controlled goods at a price which includes a mark-up which exceeds the maximum mark-up – section 4 of the Act 2,000 3. Charging VAT where VAT is not chargeable, or charging a higher rate or amount of VAT than is lawfully chargeable, whilst selling or supplying goods – section 6 of the Act 2,000 4. Failing to affix price label on goods exposed for sale or failing to make available to a customer the price of services offered, in accordance with section 7 of the Act – section 7 of the Act 2,000 5. Selling goods at a price higher than the price shown on the label affixed pursuant to section 7 of the Act – section 8 of the Act 2,000 6. Giving misleading indication as to the price at which goods are sold or supplied – section 9 of the Act 2,000 7. Keeping goods specified in the Third Schedule to the Act on premises other than on trading premises or registered warehouse – section 13 of the Act 2,000 Government Notices 2020 769 8. Failing to affix a signboard at main entrance of warehouse bearing conspicuously the serial registration number of certificate – section 15 of the Act 1,000 9. Failing to display a specimen of every goods kept for sale/stored in registered warehouse, in that part of the trading premises to which the public has access – section 17 of the Act 2,000 10. Failing to put up notice accessible to the public and/or conforming with section 18(2) of the Act – section 18 of the Act 1,000 11. Using Liquefied Petroleum Gas in small cylinders other than for domestic purposes – regulation 3(a) of the Consumer Protection (Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in Small Cylinders) Regulations 2012 5,000 12. Failing to submit a return of cost within 10 working days – regulation 3(1)(a) of the Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods) (Maximum Mark-up) Regulations 1998 5,000 _______________