Consumer Protection Act, 2003 (No. 14 of 2003).

This Act provides for the protection of (rights of) consumers and establishes for this and other purposes the Consumer Protection Council. The Council, which shall be a body corporate, shall, among other things: coordinate, monitor and promote the activities of consumer organizations; create or facilitate the establishment of conflict resolution mechanisms on consumer issues; investigate any complaint received regarding consumer protection, and where appropriate, refer the complaint to a competent authority and ensure that action is taken by the competent authority to whom the complaint has been referred; advocate for the effective implementation of this Act and any other written law affecting consumers; maintain a complaints register; and formulate and submit to the Minister, policy and legislative proposals in the interest of consumers.
The Act also sets out general rules regarding advertisement and labelling of goods, including warnings health and environment hazards, and defines measures for consumer redress, including class action.