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Term: 2nd Term

Week: 7

Class: Senior Secondary School 2

Age: 16 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:    Commerce

Topic:-      Consumer Protection I

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Explain the meaning of consumer protection
  2. Give reasons for consumer protection
  3. State and explain some legislations for consumer protection

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher reviews the previous lesson on types of insurance

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She explains the meaning of consumer protection

She gives reasons for consumer protection

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She states and explains the legislations towards consumer protection

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

CONSUMER PROTECTION

Consumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods

and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the

marketplace

 

REASONS FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION

  1. To protect against substandard and poor quality
  2. To ensure that consumers derive maximum satisfaction from

commodities they purchase.

  1. To reduce exploitation of the consumer by the manufacturers and

middlemen.

  1. To protect consumers from misleading claims and false advertisements.
  2. To curtail unfair trading practices

 

LEGISLATIONS FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION (In Nigeria)

  1. Food and Drug Act 1955

This law provides regulations for the regulation of the manufacture, sales

and advertisement of food, drugs, etc. The Act provides that:

  1. goods that have poisonous or harmful substances is unfit for human consumption.
    b. adulterated goods or drugs must not be sold.
    c. all goods must be accurately labeled with the ingredients contained in the food.
    d. the Act allows for environmental health officers to close down any premises which sell unfit food products.
    e. the Act had been amended by various food hygiene laws which maintain how food products are prepared in restaurants and pubs, but the underlying legality of the Act remains.

 

  1. Weight and Measure Act of 1963

Under the Weights and Measures Act,

  1. it is illegal for businesses and manufacturing firms to sell goods which

are not to the specific weights or measure as described on their packaging.

  1. Manufacturers can get away slightly with powdered goods as they can

state that the goods may settle under transportation.

  1. Standard weights and measure systems are used.

 

  1. Price Control Decree 1970

The decree was introduced to control inflation by fixing the retail prices of

some commodities. This is to provide stabilization of general price levels.

  1. Trade Description Act 1968

This was introduced to prevent the deception of consumers by false

advertising. It prohibits misleading description of goods and services.

 

  1. Standard Organisation Decree 1971

The decree established the standard organisation of Nigeria (SON) to

standardize methods and products in industries and to ensure compliance

with government policy in standardization.

 

  1. Hire Purchase Act 1975

The hire purchase act was passed with the objective of placing a break on

the catalogues of injustices inherent in hire purchase transactions. It

provides for the requirements relating to hire purchase and credit sale

agreements.

 

  1. Rent Edict

The rent edict was introduced to curb the excesses of landlords and

agents. It serves to control rent charges by landlords, ensure compliance

with the edict, ensures rights of the tenant and to also curtail the activities

of caretakers and agents.

 

  1. Sales of Goods Act 1893

Sales of goods act was introduced to regulate the respective rights and

duties of the vendor and purchaser. The provisions are; the sellers has the

right to sell in any contract of sales, the goods must correspond with

description, the bulk must correspond with samples and also that the goods

must fit the purpose for which they are required.

 

EVALUATION:   1. Explain the meaning of consumer protection

  1. Give reasons for consumer protection
  2. List and explain some consumer protection legislations in Nigeria

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively