Consultation opens on consumer protection legislation

The Ministry of Economic Development has on Sunday opened for public consultation two heavily anticipation legislations.

The government is looking to forward a bill on consumer protection and a bill for formulation of local competition law.

The consumer protection bill’s current draft makes provisions to establish a consumer ombudsman office and for alternate despite resolution.

The competition bill seeks to establish unprecedented measures in the Maldives to deter anti-competitive practices.

Drafts have been uploaded to the ministry’s website and the public can provide feedback through e-mail at international@trade.gov.mv, before the 11th of March.