Consumer Law in Mauritius

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements……………………………………………………………………….Page 2 Sources And References…………………………………………………………………..Page 3 The Emergence of Consumers in society……………………………………………….Page 4 The Consumer viewed in an economical scope………………………………………..Page 4  Relationship between the consumer and the demand and supply theory…….Page 4  Factors influencing demand………………………………………………………..Page 5 What is Consumer Law?.…………………………………………………………………..Page 6 Why the need for Consumer Laws? ……………………………………………………..Page 6 Consumer Vulnerability…………………………………………………………………..Page 6 The Implications of Consumer Laws……………………………………………………Page 7 The Socio-economic evolution of Mauritius……………………………………………Page 8  A brief history of Mauritius’ economy…………………………………………...Page 8  Consumer Protection Act 1998 (some sections) …………………………………Page 9  Fair Trading Act 1988……………………………………………………………..Page 11  Breakthrough in the Consumer Protection Laws………………………………Page 13  ACIM as an advocate of consumer rights………………………………………Page 14 The right to Safe Environment……………………………………………………….…Page 15 The right to Safety………………………………………………………………………..Page 16 The end note………………………………………………………………………………Page 17

Acknowledgements
Our team would first of all like to thank Dr. Jankee for this opportunity of evaluating ourselves in a field completely new to us and to venture into the different aspects of our topic for a greater understanding. We would also like to thank Mr. Jayen Chellum ( Director Of ACIM ) for his unconditional support and interest into making us more aware of the threats to consumers in the Mauritian context and for showing us the path to take for the completion of this group assignment. Last but not the least, we are utterly grateful to Mr. Kailash Trilochun ( Barrister ), for his effort into demonstrating to us the legal aspects and implications of our project.

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Sources and References
 Major Achievements of ACIM Stat Sheet  Consumer Law ( Key Facts ) Book  http://www.geocities.com 