Business Advice
All businesses, irrespective of size, are
subject to a vast array of legislation designed to protect the
consumer. Whether you are the manufacturer, importer or
retailer of goods or provide services, you are affected by these
laws.
We offer advice on systems of compliance and
where possible, advise on individual products and services. We
aim to help you understand your responsibilities and comply with
your legal obligations.
We also adopt the Home Authority principle.
For further information on this, please contact us.
Businesses are vulnerable to scams as well, for more information
please visit the
Office of Fair Trading.
We can advise businesses about:
- product safety
- weights and measures
- pricing
- trade descriptions
- consumer credit
- contracts
- counterfeit goods
- age restricted products
- consumer law
Please be aware of the following incidents
that are targeted at businesses:
The service also carries out routine
inspections of businesses based on a risk-assessed approach. We
also carry out surveys on certain areas of trade and/or
products.