New Zealand Legislation: Acts

27 Consumer information standards

• (1) The Governor-General may, from time to time, on the recommendation of the Minister, by Order in Council, make regulations prescribing, in respect of goods or services of any description or any class or classes of goods or services, a consumer information standard or 2 or more consumer information standards relating to all or any of the following matters:

  • (a) The disclosure of information relating to the kind, grade, quantity, origin, performance, care, composition, contents, design, construction, use, price, finish, packaging, promotion, or supply of the goods or services:

  • (b) The form and manner in which that information must be disclosed on or in relation to, or in connection with, the supply or resupply, or possible supply or resupply, or promotion of the supply of the goods or services.

  (2) The Governor-General may, from time to time, on the recommendation of the Minister, by Order in Council, make regulations declaring that:

  • (a) An official standard or an official standard with such additions or variations as are specified in the regulations is a consumer information standard:

  • (b) A specified part or parts of an official standard or of an official standard with such additions or variations as are specified in the regulations is a consumer information standard:

  • (c) Two or more official standards or 2 or more official standards with such additions or variations as are specified in the regulations are consumer information standards:

  • (d) Specified parts of 2 or more official standards or of 2 or more official standards with such additions or variations as are specified in the regulations are consumer information standards.

  (3) The Minister must not make a recommendation under this section unless—

  • (a) The Minister has consulted with such persons or representatives of such persons as the Minister considers will be substantially affected by any Order in Council made in accordance with the recommendation and those persons have had the opportunity to comment to the Minister; and

  • (b) The Minister has considered any such comments.

  (4) A failure to comply with subsection (3) does not affect the validity of any Order in Council made under this section.

  (5) No Order in Council may be made under this section in respect of any medicine or related product, within the meaning of the Medicines Act 1981, except in relation to the price of the medicine or related product.

  Part 2 (comprising sections 27 and 28) was substituted, as from 28 July 1997, for the former Part 2 (comprising sections 27 and 28) by section 3 Fair Trading Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 43). See section 6(1) of that Act as to the transitional provisions relating to regulations made under the former sections 27 and 28 in force before 28 July 1997.