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Consumer Protection
(c) any person, whether or not he resides, carries on business
or is employed within its area, if he appears before the court and does
not object to its jurisdiction; and'
(d) any person in respect of any proceedings incidental to any
action instituted in the court by that person.
54. For the avoidance of doubt, this Act shall be regarded as
complementary to the process of ensuring and enhancing laws
regulating or touching on consumer protection.
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Relationship
between this
Act and other
laws
PART IX-MISCELLANEOUS
55.-(1) any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any
provision of this Act or any regulations made hereunder shall be guilty
of an offence.
Offence and
penalty
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this Act or regulations made
hereunder for which no specific penalty is provided shall be liable to a
fine of K500,000 or where applicable to an amount equivalent to the
financial gain generated by the offence, if such amount be greater, and
to imprisonment for five (5) years.
56.-(]) The Minister may, in consultation with the Council, make
regulations generally for the better carrying into effect the provisions
of this Act.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Minister
may make regulations to fees to be paid by the complainants.
(3) The Chief Justice may in consultation with the Minister make
regulations to(a) prescribe the manner in which complaints to the subordinate
courts may be made;
(b) prescribe, the monetary jurisdiction and ceilings for matters
which may be tried in subordinate courts;
(c) prescribe the procedure of subordinate courts in matters of
consumer protection;
(d) prescribe forms for pleadings at subordinate courts in. matters
of consumer protection; and
(e) prescribe the sessions of the subordinate courts to facilitate
access as well as to ensure expeditious determination of matters.
Passed in Parliament this fourth day of August, two thousand and three.
R. L. GONDWE
Clerk of Parliament
Regulations