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VI 'Consumer Protection Act, 2020' passes in HoA
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - The long-awaited Virgin Islands 'Consumer Protection Act, 2020' was passed tonight, June 8, 2020, with amendments in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA) held at the Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff's Bottom, Tortola.
'Consumer Protection Act, 2019' to get 2nd & 3rd Readings today, May 28
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Consumer protection legislation, a major campaign promise of the now Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government, will see further progress when the Eighth Sitting of the Second Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) takes place at the Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff’s Bottom today, Thursday, May 28, 2020.
Price gouging & tenancy not included in proposed Consumer Protection Act
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The ninety-nine (99) pages of the Government’s proposed Consumer Protection Act does not cover price gouging; however, this is a separate document being worked on as, according to Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1), “that one is a greater challenge.”
Where is the Consumer Protection Act promised by the NDP?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- For years many political parties in the Virgin Islands (VI) have been promising residents Consumer Protection legislation.