(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Pronouncing verdicts in different consumer rights cases, the Primary Courts in Nizwa, Bahla, Izki and Samail have fined the accused a total of over RO2,400. Meanwhile, the Public Prosecution in the wilayats of Nizwa and Bahla has issued criminal orders to commercial establishments.
Of the fives cases in which the Primary Court in Bahla gave verdicts, three related to breach of agreement and failure to provide goods within the deadline agreed upon by parties.
The accused in these cases were convicted for violating the Consumer Protection Law.
In the fourth case, the accused was found guilty of offering expired goods and fined RO400. In the fifth case, the accused was fined RO150 for selling expired products. Ruling against a bakery for failing to put validity dates on its products, the Primary Court in Izki fined its owner RO500.
In another case, it fined an accused RO100 for delivering goods other than those agreed upon. Two persons were convicted in a case relating to a bug being found on a cake.
The Public Prosecution in Nizwa issued a criminal order to a commercial establishment over non-commitment to carry out maintenance and replacement of damaged parts as per the warranty period agreed upon and thus violating Articles 2, 13 and 17 of the Consumer Protection Law. The Public Prosecution in Bahla issued a criminal order against an establishment for selling expired goods and attempting fraud. The goods were confiscated and destroyed.
Two get jail for serving expired meat The Primary Court in Barka ruled against a commercial establishment for offering expired meat and sentenced the accused to two months in jail and fined him RO1,500. It has also ordered his expulsion from the country after completion of the sentence. The violation came to light during inspections in Nakhl. Expatriate workers of a coffee shop were found serving meat that had gone bad to customers.
A refrigerator was also seized along with its contents. The case was referred to the Public Prosecution under Article 9 of the Consumer Protection Law on the right of the consumer to food that is safe and also Article 2/a of the executive statute of the law says offering fraudulent, expired goods is breach of trust.
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