DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has caught several outlets selling cattle and their fodder at the livestock market in Doha for breaching some provisions of the consumer protection law (CPL). Nine violations were detected.
The errant outlets were booked for not issuing bills to customers after sales and not announcing prices of animals and fodders offered for sale. Some bills were also seized for having an illegal note “goods once sold will not be returned or exchanged”. It is a clear violation of CPL that allows customers to exchange or return the sold items within a given time-frame.
The violations were caught during a surprise inspection drive launched by the Ministry at outlets at the market. Law No. 8 of 2008 regarding consumer protection specifies severe punishments like temporary closure of an errant outlet and fines ranging from QR3,000 to QR1m, said a release.
The ministry has urged customers to report violations if they come cross, on toll-free number 16001, or send e-mail to [email protected], or post comments on its official Twitter account.
The Peninsula
DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has caught several outlets selling cattle and their fodder at the livestock market in Doha for breaching some provisions of the consumer protection law (CPL). Nine violations were detected.
The errant outlets were booked for not issuing bills to customers after sales and not announcing prices of animals and fodders offered for sale. Some bills were also seized for having an illegal note “goods once sold will not be returned or exchanged”. It is a clear violation of CPL that allows customers to exchange or return the sold items within a given time-frame.
The violations were caught during a surprise inspection drive launched by the Ministry at outlets at the market. Law No. 8 of 2008 regarding consumer protection specifies severe punishments like temporary closure of an errant outlet and fines ranging from QR3,000 to QR1m, said a release.
The ministry has urged customers to report violations if they come cross, on toll-free number 16001, or send e-mail to [email protected], or post comments on its official Twitter account.
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