Scams: At The Beach, Ice Cream Is Sold at Rs 2000 ...

Prices will give cold sweats. Rs 1500 or Rs 2000 , it is indeed the amount demanded some ice-cream to tourists and expatriates in the North. Worse, according to Subash Seeruttun , director of Beach Authority ( BA) , the phenomenon would grow and would spread throughout the country. "It tarnishes the reputation of the country, but there is nothing we can do because the law does not regulate the price of ice. By cons , if there was a ceiling , we could take action against those who abuse the trust of people , "says Subash Seeruttun . He adds that he has repeatedly alerted the Ministry of Commerce on the subject. But " we are still waiting .
For my part, I am currently working on a regulation to be subsequently submitted to the Ministry . It is time to make changes to the regulations governing the work of merchants beach , "insists the director of the BA .
 The side of the National Coast Guard ( NCG ) of Grand Bay , for example, it is argued that it is especially ice cream parlors operating without permits taking advantage of the gullibility of customers. Moreover, Friday, September 6 , yet another ticket was drawn against a merchant who operated in the black beach of Pereybere . " At our level , we can only take in contravention of the ice cream vendors who operate illegally . This despite the fact that we are aware that some of them are cheating tourists and expatriates. " The inability of the police to act accordingly , says an officer of the NCG , is explained by the fact that there is no formal complaint has been made against the crooks . "Tourists stay out of trouble .
They are there to enjoy their holidays . Then, as long as they do not talk to Mauritians around them, they may not know they have paid a fortune for a single ice. " Seegoolam Jain , Acting Head at the Consumer Protection Unit (CPU) , for its part, that the injured parties are likely to call the hotline of the Ministry of Commerce ( 185 ) to file a complaint against the inflated prices charged by dealers ice . He explained that under the Consumer Protection Act 1998 , every dealer is required to display the price of the product it sells .
Otherwise, it is liable to a fine not exceeding Rs 100,000 . " And, of course , the merchant that displays the price can not claim a sum exaggerated client. In terms of CPU , you can take in contravention those merchants who do not follow the rules. "