The Department of Prices and Consumer Protection was a short-lived United Kingdom government department created by the incoming Labour government in 1974...
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Consumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace. Consumer...
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into the Department of Trade, the Department of Industry and the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection, resulting in the creation of three new...
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The Department of Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection of state of Tamil Nadu is one of the departments of Government of Tamil Nadu. The objective...
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Consumer Protection Act, 2019 is an Act of the Parliament of India. It repeals and replaces the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The Consumer Protection...
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into two departments, the Department of Food and Public Distribution and the Department of Consumer Affairs. The objectives of the department are to ensure:...
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election, the department was split into the Department of Trade, the Department of Industry and the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection. In 1983 the...
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John Nott (category Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath)
Prices and Consumer Protection, Nott was also responsible for repealing the prices and incomes policy and played a leading role in the abolition of exchange...
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The consumer movement is an effort to promote consumer protection through an organized social movement, which is in many places led by consumer organizations...
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up cartels, dismantling monopolies, and unwinding some mergers The Department of Prices and Consumer Protection was established in 1974. This was the...
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Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is the chief competition regulator of the Government of Australia, located within the Department of the Treasury...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for consumer protection in the financial...
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The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly referred to as Dodd–Frank, is a United States federal law that was enacted on...
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Federal Trade Commission (redirect from Bureau of Consumer Protection)
driver of inflation for grocery prices. In August 2024, it announced it would be probing grocery prices to look for anti-competitive behavior and price gouging...
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Trading Standards (category Consumer protection in the United Kingdom)
the local authority departments with the United Kingdom, formerly known as Weights and Measures, that enforce consumer protection legislation. Sometimes...
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Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) is a statutory board to oversight consumer protection and anti-competition malpractices (e.g. price fixing, bid rigging...
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The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the competition regulator in Ireland. It is an Irish state agency established in 2014, combining...
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The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) (Pub. L. 109–8 (text) (PDF), 119 Stat. 23, enacted April 20, 2005) is a legislative...
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Alan Williams (Swansea West MP) (category Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Swansea constituencies)
general election, Williams was made Minister of State at the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection, serving until Wilson left office in 1976. The...
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pricing strategy enables sellers to capture additional consumer surplus and maximize their profits while offering some consumers lower prices. Price discrimination...
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various consumer goods and services, prices, what the consumer can expect, standard trade practices, etc. While consumer education can help consumers to make...
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John Rickard (civil servant) (category Civil servants in the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection)
Adviser, Department of Health and Social Security, 1974-76. He was promoted to Senior Economic Adviser in 1976, and moved to the Department of Prices and Consumer...
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are backed by data and research. DEPS is also in charge of enforcing the Consumer Protection (Fair Trade) Order, 2011 and the Price Control Act, Chapter...
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the price of a product is $100 and the company prices it at $99, then it is using the psychological technique of just-below pricing. In most consumers' minds...
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areas such as: forestry and fisheries; rural affairs; food and food quality, security, and safety; consumer protection; and matters relating to the Environment...
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Department of Prices and Consumer Protection from 1974 to 1976, then as a government whip from 1976 to 1979, with the title of Lord Commissioner of the...
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Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety Stiftung Warentest Consumer Council (Hong Kong) - also publisher of the Choice magazine Consumer Protection Association...
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The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15) is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which consolidates existing consumer protection law legislation and also...
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Food prices refer to the average price level for food across countries, regions and on a global scale. Food prices affect producers and consumers of food...
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Director, Radiation Protection Bureau Director, Consumer & Clinical Radiation Protection Bureau Director General, Policy Planning and Integration Directorate...
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