The 2016 amendments to Singapore’s Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act: A missed opportunity

• Main Authors: LOO, Wee Ling, ONG, Ee-Ing
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: Consumer protection; Unfair practice; Comparative law; Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act; Hong Kong Trade Descriptions Ordinance; Australian Competition and Consumer Act; Australian Consumer Law; Consumer remedies; Voluntary compliance; Deterrence; Reform; Guidelines; Injunctions; Investigatory powers; Criminal sanctions; Civil pecuniary penalties; Asian Studies; Consumer Protection Law; International Trade Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2543; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/4501/viewcontent/2016_ConsumerProtection_MissedOpp_2017.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Singapore hasrecently amended its Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act in response to calls for tougher action against unscrupulous traders. The revisions were aimed at strengthening the government’s ability to deter and punish errant traders, witha focus on deterrence. To this end, the government...