This act aims to create a fair trading environment for you and businesses. It wants to protect your interests as a consumer, make sure businesses can compete fairly, and help everyone feel confident when buying and selling things.
To do this, the act sets up a system of weights and measures that everyone must use when trading. This means that when you buy something, you can trust that the weight or amount you're getting is accurate. The act also makes rules about how these weights and measures should be used in trade.
By having these rules, the act helps make sure that you're not cheated when you buy things, and that businesses can compete with each other fairly. It's all about making trade fair and trustworthy for everyone involved.
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1: Short Title and commencement, or
"This law's name and when it started working"
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.
