Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act |
Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) (Cancellation of Contracts) Regulations 2009 |
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Citation and commencement |
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) (Cancellation of Contracts) Regulations 2009 and shall come into operation on 15th April 2009. |
Definitions |
Exclusions |
3. These Regulations shall not apply to —
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Right to cancel contract |
4.—(1) A regulated contract may not be enforced against the consumer at any time earlier than 5 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays) after —
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Effect of cancellation of contract |
5.—(1) Where a contract is cancelled under regulation 4 —
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Return of goods by consumer on cancellation of direct sales contract |
6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a consumer who has, before cancelling a direct sales contract under these Regulations, acquired possession of any goods by virtue of the direct sales contract shall —
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Compensation for services on cancellation of regulated contract |
7. Where a consumer cancels a regulated contract under these Regulations, the consumer shall be under a duty to pay reasonable compensation for the services supplied under the contract before the cancellation. |
No imposition of additional duty or liability on consumer |
8.—(1) The supplier shall not by a term in a contract impose, directly or indirectly, any additional duty or liability on the consumer in relation to the duties imposed by these Regulations.
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Burden of proof |
9. In any proceedings taken in any court between the consumer and a supplier where a dispute arises as to whether —
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Revocation |
10. The Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) (Cancellation of Contracts) Regulations (Rg 1) are revoked. |
Transitional provision |
11.—(1) These Regulations shall not apply to any regulated contract entered into before the coming into operation of these Regulations.
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Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore. |
[MTI/121/14-1-5 PT2 V2; AG/LRRD/15/2001/14] |
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