Consumer Trade Practice

Consumer trade practice in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of consumer trade practice.

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See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Policeman
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• consumer trade practice in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• consumer trade practice in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

English Legal System: Consumer Trade Practice

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Consumer Trade Practice : Any practice carried on in connection with the supply of goods (by sale or otherwise) or services to consumers. These practices include the terms or conditions of supply and the manner in which they are communicated to the consumers, the promotion of the supply of goods or services, the methods of salesmanship employed in dealing with consumers, the way in which goods are packed, or the methods of demanding or securing payment for goods or services. Under the Fair Trading Act 1973.consumer trade practices are controlled by the Minister, the *Director General of Fair Trading, and the Consumer Protection Advisory Committee, who may ban any practice that adversely affects the economic interests of consumers in the UK.