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National
Council for Science & Technology
The National Council for Science and Technology (NCST)
was set up in 1977 under the aegis of the Ministry of
Finance and Planning mainly to co-ordinate local activities
in science and technology.
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Business
Development Unit
The functions of the Business Development Unit are to:
develop a legislative framework for small and medium sized
enterprises, undertake and organise projects aimed at
providing international SME competitiveness in order to
enable small businesses to develop coping mechanisms to
deal with globalisation, organize education and training
sessions, and design and implement policies, strategies
and plans for business development.
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Barbados
National Standards Institution
The Barbados National Standards Institution (BNSI) was
established in 1973 as a joint venture between the Government
of Barbados and the private sector under the Companies
Act. It is located at "Flodden", Culloden Road,
St. Michael and consists of administrative offices and
a laboratory complex housing metrology, textile, engineering
and chemistry/microbiology laboratories.
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Co-operatives
Department
The Co-operatives Department is one of the agencies
of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Business Development
and its function is to administer the Co-operative Societies
Act; the Friendly Societies Act; and the Building Societies
Act; and the Industrial and Provident Societies Act.
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Fair
Trading Commission
The
Fair Trading Commission Act aims to:Ensure that utility
companies charge customers fair and reasonable rates
while earning enough income to be financially stable,
and
Permit the monitoring and investigation of the conduct
of utility companies.
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Office
of Public Counsel
The Office of Public Counsel has a mandate to protect
and promote the individual and collective interests of
domestic consumers of utility services.
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Department
of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
The Price Control Division is charged with the responsibility
of administering the Miscellaneous Controls Act Cap. 329
of the Laws of Barbados.
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Supervisor
of Insolvency
The Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency was established
by the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, Cap.303 of the Laws
of Barbados (the BIA).
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