Voluntary codes Data Protection Act
Consumer Credit Act Acceptable
Sales of Goods Act 1979: of adverting 1998: Under this
1974&2006: This act Language:
This is an act which covers practice: A law whenever a
explains that a When making
the customers when buying legislation customer fills out a
business who sells an advert
or selling goods. Consumers goods or services by which sets form about their
companies personal
are allowed to return credit, they must some
should restrain information for an
product if it does not match have a licence which restrictions for a
from any sexual organisation it
the description or is is given by the office business when
content, use of becomes their
damaged. This act makes it of fair trade. It also making an
poor language responsibility to
compulsory for the means that the advertisement.
or mocking any keep their
organisation to describe its business is required For example
religion or information to
products accurately. For to update its Nike advertises
peoples belief. themselves and
example If Nike sells a accounts such as a product then
For example make sure that it
plastic equipment (squash annual state and it should not
McDonalds does not leak out or
racquet) by describing it as account statements. contain any
Consumer advert should given to any other
an titanium alloy. Act was found to sexual content,
not be racist
Limitations and
Protection racist stuff or organisation. For
ensure the offering of and should shot
from unfair offending example If Nike has
credit was regulated not be against
trading someone one a record of its
and thus fair to anyone’s belief.
regulation the grounds of customer then it’s
people who use it.
constraints
2008: Under gender. their responsibility
this act it is Consumerism: This act Consumer protection (distance
that they selling)
use it
compulsory gives the authority to the regulations 2000: Thisfairly
applies when a
and lawfully.
for a business customer to check business sells goods online or by any other
to act fairly to anything they want when Pressure Groups: It’s a distance, such as text messaging, phone
its customer they are buying calls and internet etc. So it is compulsory
group of people who think
and making something (looking for for the business to follow this law which
the business is not
sure that they defects etc.). Before the functioning the way it states that, product when sold must be in
don’t use any act the consumer had no should and it puts the a good working condition, consumer
unfair power as they were should be provided with prior information,
pressure on them to
practices on dominated by the making sure that the details are clear like
change their techniques.
them. powers of suppliers and payment and delivery information. A
Example If McDonalds
Claiming it manufacturer. consumer also has the right to cancel and
starts pollute the air then
has Consumers association refuse to except the product if they think
pressure groups can
certification launched a scheme in it’s faulty or not in a good working
enforce their power for
for its product 1957, which enables this condition. If someone has ordered a
McDonalds to change their
from power and helps some product of Nike online, then it’s the
ways. Some pressure
somewhere television channels like responsibility of the business to provide
groups are Friends of the
else, price Builders from hell to put payment and delivery information as well
Earth and Greenpeace.
claims, such pressures on the as making sure the product is not
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