Background: Empowering mechanisms for consumer protection and redress (cont.) Consumer Protection legislation o Economy wide The Consumer Protection Act, 68 of 2008 (defined through purpose, application, scope, standing, tools of legislative / constitutional (purposive interpretation) Others e.g Competition Act o Industry specific legislation The National Credit Act, 34 of 2005 (defined through purpose, application, scope, standing, tools of legislative / constitutional (purposive interpretation) Others e.g.
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