Consumer Law Compliance

Product Details:
Author(s):
Tennant, S-L
Year Published:
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
English
About this publication
The National Credit Act, the Consumer Protection Act and the Protection of Personal Information Act are three key pieces of consumer legislation aimed at suppliers, credit providers and responsible persons.
Consumer Law Compliance: The National Credit Act, the Consumer Protection Act and the Protection of Personal Information Act brings the reader an accessible and invaluable aid to understanding these laws in order to ensure compliance and mitigate risk. The book features expert commentary and checklists, and where applicable, prescribed forms. It is written in user-friendly, plain English, and its focus is on consumer protection, fairness and justice for all.
Content
The National Credit Act
Understanding the National Credit Act
Managing a credit agreement
Participating bodies
Fees and interest
Rights and duties
Enforcing a debt 
Annexures: National Credit Act, regulations and prescribed forms
The Consumer Protection Act
Understanding the Consumer Protection Act
Introduction and important definitions
Consumer Protection Act application
Supplier’s duties 
Participating bodies 
Miscellaneous
Enforcement of the Consumer Protection Act
Summary on the Consumer Protection Act for supplier
Annexures: Consumer Protection Act, regulations and prescribed forms 
The Protection of Personal Information Act
Understanding the Protection of Personal Information Act
Eight general principles 
Specific principles 
Miscellaneous 
Offences and penalties 
Index
Interest / Benefit to
The lay person who needs to comply with the law within the consumer industry
Credit providers
Suppliers
Legal advisors
Responsible persons
Compliance officers
Undergraduate accountancy students or students undertaking a diploma in banking law, i.e. any diploma or degree where the work content does not require the student to refer to cases