ABSTRACT
The study will investigate the effectiveness of consumer protection in Uganda/ the
Laws in place aimed at consumer protection for example the Uganda National Bureau
Standard Act Cap 32~ The Weight and Measures Act Cao 103, National Drugs
Authority Act Cap 206, The Foods and Drugs Act Cap 278/ Contract Act;. among others/
the bodies/ institutions which enforce consumer protection in Uganda like the Uganda
National Bureau of Standar~ National Drugs Authori~ Uganda Consumer Protection
Association/ Uganda Communication Commission and other sector like the Transport
Sector. The study will help to investigate the problems faced by consumers/ the
available solutions put in place and the recommendations.
The study will also help investigate how government policies should help in solving the
current problems faced by consumers/ the enforcement of the in place.
The study Vv.'ll investigate the impact of the Jaws on consumer protection in helping to
consume goods of quality and good services and also protect them from exploitation
from distributors/ manufacturers like in the case of Donoghue v Stevenson lord Atkins
described a consumer as one who is directly affected by the manufacturers act in
relation to such product that he sells in such a form as to show the intendeds to reach
the ultimate consumers in the form in which they left him. This study will help to
sensitize ignorant consumers of their rights and how to enforce them and the remedies
available to the aggrieved consumers.
This study will conclude on how consumers rights will be protected and enforced in
order to save the lives of innocent consumers from dangerous products from risks.
Frontiers, E. & KURUSUMU, K (2021). The effectiveness of consumer protection in uganda area of study kampala.. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/the-effectiveness-of-consumer-protection-in-uganda-area-of-study-kampala
Frontiers, Edu, and KYOMUGISHA KURUSUMU "The effectiveness of consumer protection in uganda area of study kampala." Afribary. Afribary, 11 Jun. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/the-effectiveness-of-consumer-protection-in-uganda-area-of-study-kampala. Accessed 28 May. 2022.
Frontiers, Edu, and KYOMUGISHA KURUSUMU . "The effectiveness of consumer protection in uganda area of study kampala.". Afribary, Afribary, 11 Jun. 2021. Web. 28 May. 2022. < https://afribary.com/works/the-effectiveness-of-consumer-protection-in-uganda-area-of-study-kampala >.
Frontiers, Edu and KURUSUMU, KYOMUGISHA . "The effectiveness of consumer protection in uganda area of study kampala." Afribary (2021). Accessed May 28, 2022. https://afribary.com/works/the-effectiveness-of-consumer-protection-in-uganda-area-of-study-kampala