Chairperson, hon Minister, hon members, in general, this is a good Bill. This Bill aims to protect the consumer, especially the consumer in the low-income group. This is the group that is exploited. This group of people is not in a position to fight against all sorts of injustices due to lack of money. They are not in a position to take cases to higher courts. They are the ones who fight the least for their rights. In the Consumer Protection Bill, the tribunal will be able to listen to the side of the poorer consumer. This consumer is, many times, forced to be satisfied with low-standard goods due to lack of money.
How will this Bill protect this consumer? Can one be promised to be protected by this Bill to receive goods of a good standard and quality when the price of the article is low? This Bill made provision for inspectors. I just hope this will not be similar to the inspectors of the Department of Labour, where they seem not to pick up irregularities. It is a matter of inspectors that need inspectors.
When women take vehicles to workshops for repairs, there is a tendency for the service to be worse than it would be for a male. It is taken for granted that women will be less observant of the quality of the work done. Furthermore, prices become so expensive when people know that one is a Member of Parliament. I do not know if the Bill will speak to these situations.
If monitoring is going to be part of the implementation of this Bill, it can do a lot of good. The ID supports the Bill.
I thank you, Chairperson. Happy birthday, hon Minister.