Section 10: Power to obtain satisfactory written assurance

(1)
Where it appears to the Council or the State Committee that a person carrying on a business has in the course of that business persisted in a course of conduct which is detrimental to the interest of consumers, the Council or the State Committee shall use its best endeavour to obtain from him a satisfactory written assurance that he will refrain from a continuation of that course of conduct.
(2)
lf in the circumstances specified in subsections (1) of this Act-
(a) the Council or the State Committee is unable to obtain from the person in question such an assurance as is mentioned in subsection (1) of this section; or
(b)
that person has given such assurance and it appears to the Council or the State Committee that he has failed to observe it,
the Council or the State Committee shall notify the Attorney-General of the Federation who shall cause proceedings to be commenced against the offending person for violation of the provisions of this Act.
(3) Where in any proceedings before a court, the court finds that the person against whom proceedings are brought has in the course of his business carried on or persisted in such course of conduct as is mentioned in subsection (1) of this section, and that unless an order is made against the person he is likely to continue that course of conduct, the court may make an order against him to restrain him from continuing that course of conduct.