Consumer Law Compliance: The National Credit Act, Consumer Protection Act and Protection of Personal Information Act

Product Details:
Author(s):
Tennant, S-L
Year Published:
2023
Edition
2nd
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
English
About this publication
Consumer Law Compliance: The National Credit Act, Consumer Protection Act and Protection of Personal Information Act provides the reader with an accessible and invaluable aid to understand consumer law, ensure compliance and mitigate risk. The three key pieces of consumer legislation are aimed at suppliers, credit providers, responsible persons, or legal advisors – those who need to know how to interact with consumers and data subjects. The book features expert commentary and QuickChecks, which are user-friendly, are written in plain English, and focus on consumer protection, fairness and justice for all. Dr Sarah-lynn Tennant holds an LLD in mercantile law (specifically in consumer law), an LLM in banking and stock exchange law, an LLB, a diploma in corporate law, and a postgraduate certificate in education with speciality in English as a home language. She is an Attorney and has lectured at both public and private tertiary institutions in South Africa. Dr Tennant has published multiple journal articles on consumer law and has presented papers on such law at local and international law conferences.
Content
PART A: NATIONAL CREDIT ACT
CHAPTER 1: Understanding the National Credit Act
CHAPTER 2: Managing a credit agreement
CHAPTER 3: Participating bodies and parties
CHAPTER 4: Fees and interest
CHAPTER 5: Rights and duties
CHAPTER 6: Enforcing a debt
 
PART B: CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
CHAPTER 1: Understanding the Consumer Protection Act
CHAPTER 2: Introduction and important definitions
CHAPTER 4: Franchise agreements
CHAPTER 5: Supplier’s duties
CHAPTER 6: Participating bodies
CHAPTER 7: Miscellaneous
CHAPTER 8: Enforcement of the Consumer Protection Act
Chapter 9: QuickCheck: Summary on the Consumer Protection Act for the supplier
 
PART C: PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ACT
Due to the length of the Act, QuickChecks appear below each chapter.
CHAPTER 1: Understanding the Protection of Personal Information Act
CHAPTER 2: Eight general principles
CHAPTER 3: Specific principles
CHAPTER 4: Miscellaneous
CHAPTER 5: Offences and penalties
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