Chapter II
Consumer Protection
Section 21. In the case where any law has specifically provided for any matter, such matter shall be
subject to the provisions of such law, and the provision of this Act shall apply only in so far as it is not
a repetition or contrary to such provision, unless;
(1) In the case of necessity for the benefits of the consumers as a whole, if it appears that the
competent official under such law has still not proceeded or has not completed the proceeding thereof in
accordance with the law concerned and has not issued orders pertaining to consumer protection in
accordance with such law within ninety days as from the date of the receipt of the written notice from the
ad hoc committees or the Board, the ad hoc committees or the Board shall submit to the Prime Minister
the matter for issuing orders in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter;
(2) In the case under (1), if it is necessary and urgent which can not delay, the ad hoc committees or
the Board shall submit to the Prime Minister the matter for considering and issuing orders in accordance
with the provisions of this Chapter without notifying in written thereof or waiting until the period of
ninety days in accordance with the conditions in (1) is elapsed. In the case where such law does not
contain any provisions empowering the competent official to issue orders for the consumer protection as
provided on this Chapter, the ad hoc committees shall have the power to issue orders in accordance with
the provisions of this Chapter, except in the case where such law has provided for a competent official, the
Board may delegate the power to the competent official under such law to exercise it on behalf of the ad
hoc committees. The delegation of power to the competent official under the law on such matter under
paragraph two shall be published in the Government Gazette.