KUCHING: The Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism (KPDNKK) in the state has confiscated RM79,227.65 worth of goods from 31 cases reported this year relating to cheap sales. It has also collected RM6,950 from compounds and approved 359 sales notices.
This was disclosed by the ministry’s enforcement division director, Mohd Roslan Mahayuddin during a press conference at the state KPDNKK office here, yesterday.
Roslan also reminded traders that stern actions will be taken against those who violate the Trade Descriptions (Cheap Sale Price) Regulations 1997.
“We have taken actions against traders for various offences such as not displaying the cheap sale notice, not displaying the ‘before’ and ‘after’ prices, and by displaying the previously offered prices (POP) to manipulate consumers.
“We will check the authenticity of the traders’ POP of goods, which they have to keep a record of,” he said.
Roslan said this in relation to the newly-amended Trade Descriptions (Cheap Sale Price) Regulations 1997 which came into effect on 1 January this year.
The amendment made clear that traders were only allowed to have a limited amount of cheap sale dates a year.
Roslan added that it was the government initiative to ensure sales are conducted more efficiently and effectively.
