S.M. 1992, c. 27

The Business Practices Amendment Act (2)

(Assented to June 24, 1992)

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:

C.C.S.M. c. B120 amended

1           The Business Practices Act is amended by this Act.

2           Section 13 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Duties and powers of director

13          The director

(a) shall administer and enforce this Act and the regulations;

(b) may inform consumers and suppliers of the provisions of this Act and the regulations and of their respective rights and duties thereunder; and

(c) may investigate complaints respecting consumer transactions.

3           Clause 26(2)(a) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(a) to or by a department or agency of the government of Manitoba or another province or territory of Canada or the Government of Canada or a municipality in Canada, or to or by the members of a police force of any of the foregoing; or

Coming into force

4           This Act comes into force on the day it receives royal assent.