Section 12
Section 131 of the principal Act is amended—
of Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act 2017
Amendment ActIn forceProvision 12 of 21
Section 12
(a)
in subsection (5), by inserting after the words
“shall refer the matter to” the words “the Controller who may direct that such goods, thing, book, document, record or other article be released or forfeited, or may direct the Assistant Controller to refer the matter to”; and
(b)
in subsection (7), by substituting for the word “Magistrate”
the word “Controller”.