Consumer Protection Act, 2008 (Act No. 68 of 2008)

Rules Regulating the Functioning of the National Consumer Commission in Terms of The Consumer Protection Act, 2008 (No.68 of 2008)

Part 5 : Exemptions

17. Procedures relating to exemption applications

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1)Upon receiving a request for an advice from the Minister regarding an application for exemption in terms of section 5(3), the Commission, may—
a)if the application is incomplete, advise the applicant of any further information required before the application will be considered; or
b)if the application is not specific enough with respect to the industry or sub-industries to which the exemption would be applicable, require the applicant to more specifically state the exemption sought before the application will be considered.

 

2)If the applicant—
a)does not respond to the Commission within 20 business days after being served with a request for information in terms of paragraph (a) of sub-rule (1), the application will be deemed to have been abandoned by the applicant; or
b)responds to the Commission, but does not, to the satisfaction of the Commission, meet the information requirements requested in terms of paragraph (a) of sub-rule (1), the Commission may again stipulate any further information, or clarification, required before the application will be considered, and the provisions of this sub-rule (2) (a) apply to such request.

 

3)If an application is deemed to have been abandoned in terms of sub-rule (2), the Commission may close its file on that application without making a decision.

 

4)Within a reasonable time after being furnished with the necessary information, the Commission must advise the Minister in accordance with the provision of section 5(4) of the Act.