Financial Times

Consumer Affairs Authority launched

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Ravi Karunanayake has appointed the board of members of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) and the members of its subsidiary body, the Consumer Affairs Council.

The 13 members appointed to the Consumer Affairs Authority are Seetha Wimalasena Chairperson, Prof. Rajiva Wijesinghe, Susil Siriwardena, Ms. Sagarika Delgoda, Ms. Ajitha R. Perera, M.T.A. Zain, V. Sabanayagam, Prasantha Lal de Alwis, Ravi Fernando, R.M.B. Senanayake, Dilhan Abayaratne, S.P.M. Perera, and T.M.S. Nanayakkara.

The 3-member board of the Consumer Affairs Council comprises G.D. Kulathilaka, Hemaka de Alwis and Ranil Wijesinghe.

The CAA Act was passed in Parliament in January, abolishing the Fair Trading Commission and the Department of Internal Trade. The Consumer Affairs Council, a significant feature of the new Act, has jurisdiction over a wide area of consumer related issues such as anti-competitive practices and trade malpractices.