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Consumer rights groups have urged for an umbrella law and a separate mechanism to implement consumer laws and regulations effectively.
While speaking at an interaction program held in the capital on the eve of Consumers' Day that falls on May 15, Dr Gopal Prasad Dahal, Forum for Protection of Consumer Rights-Nepal (FPCRN), said, " The umbrella law should guarantee four basic rights — right to be safe, right to choose freely, right to be heard and the right to be informed.”
"New laws must be promulgated to protect consumers from today’s market-related complexities or problems," said Jyoti Baniya, general secretary of FPCRN.
Government authorities also have supported the new demand for an umbrella law. Authorities in the Department of Drugs (DoD), Department of Commerce (DoC), Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DoFTQC) and Department of Standards and Measurement (DoSM) backed the concept saying laws related to their fields are now too obsolete to cope with modern problems.
The government promulgated Standards Measurement and Weights Act in 1969 under which people can be subjected to an Rs 1,000 fine as punishment for violating the law.
Other laws like Essential Services Act 1957, Nepal Standards Act 1980, Black Marketing and Certain Other Social Offences Act 1978 and Drug Act 1980 have become outdated. nepalnews.com
While speaking at an interaction program held in the capital on the eve of Consumers' Day that falls on May 15, Dr Gopal Prasad Dahal, Forum for Protection of Consumer Rights-Nepal (FPCRN), said, " The umbrella law should guarantee four basic rights — right to be safe, right to choose freely, right to be heard and the right to be informed.”
"New laws must be promulgated to protect consumers from today’s market-related complexities or problems," said Jyoti Baniya, general secretary of FPCRN.
Government authorities also have supported the new demand for an umbrella law. Authorities in the Department of Drugs (DoD), Department of Commerce (DoC), Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DoFTQC) and Department of Standards and Measurement (DoSM) backed the concept saying laws related to their fields are now too obsolete to cope with modern problems.
The government promulgated Standards Measurement and Weights Act in 1969 under which people can be subjected to an Rs 1,000 fine as punishment for violating the law.
Other laws like Essential Services Act 1957, Nepal Standards Act 1980, Black Marketing and Certain Other Social Offences Act 1978 and Drug Act 1980 have become outdated. nepalnews.com