IP/N/1/SYC/11  
IP/N/1/SYC/O/4  
 
29 July 2022  
(22-5739)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
SEYCHELLES : FAIR TRADING ACT, 2022 (ACT 12 OF 2022)  
Notifying Member  SEYCHELLES  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Fair Trading Act, 2022 (Act 12 of 2022)  
Subject matter  Other  
Nature of 
notification  [  ] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[X] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2022/IP/SYC/22_4971_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [X] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  Not applicable  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The object of this Act is to consolidate, review and revise the law relating to fair trading, competition, 
and consumer protection in order to align and harmoni ze it with international best practices. In that 
pursuit, this Act seeks to repeal the Fair -Trading Commission Act (Cap 267), the Fair Competition 
Act (Cap 266), and the Consumer Protection Act (Cap 257).  
 
The Fair -Trading Commission is being established as the central institutional organ for the effective 
administration of the Act. The Commission is  enjoined amongst other functions with enforcing 
compliance with the Act, advising the Government on laws affecting fair trading, competition, and 
consumer protection, and making recommendations to the Government on the actual or likely anti -
competitive ef fects or consumer protection issues that arise out of the implementation of the Act.  
 
The Act proposes the establishment of the Fair -Trading Tribunal to deal with appeals against the 
decisions of the Commission , complaints of alleged prohibited conduct , applications for breaches of 
undertakings and applications for authorization or permission of proposed mergers recommended 
by the Commission. The introduction of the Fair -Trading Tribunal is not only commendable as a 
principle of best international practice  but is also good for democracy and the rule of law.  
 
The Act extensively makes provisions for the protection of consumer protection rights and 
accordingly protects amongst many others the rights to fair, just, and reasonable terms and 
conditions, disclosu re of information, fair and responsible marketing, fair and honest dealing, choice, 
safety, fair value, good quality and safety for the performance of services and supply of goods.  
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  Regarding fair competition, the Act makes provision for , among others, the  abuse of a dominant 
position, restrictive horizontal and vertical practices, mergers, and factors to be considered for 
determining the aforementioned practices and market inquiries.  
 
Offences and penalties for contravening the provisions of the Act are al so clearly specified in the Act.  
 
Finally, the Act mandates the Minister responsible for Trade in consultations with the Fair -Trading 
Commission to make regulations for all matters which are required or necessary to be provided for 
in giving effect to the provisions of the Act.  
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  1 August 2022  
Other date   Publication: 20 June 2022  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  26 July 2022  
Other information  Published in the Official Gazette on 20 June 2022  
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Chief Executive Officer  
Fair Trading Commission  
United House  
Palm St  
Victoria  
Seychelles  
 
Phone:  +248 4 325 250  
Email:  ceo@ftc.sc    
Website:  https://www.ftc.sc/   
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.