PART 5
MISCELLANEOUS
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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.
(2)  Where any term in a contract is inconsistent with paragraph (1), it shall be void to the extent of such inconsistency.
Burden of proof
9.  In any proceedings taken in any court between the consumer and a supplier where a dispute arises as to whether —
(a)the product information notice has been provided to the consumer in accordance with regulation 3B(1);
(b)the product information notice complied with the requirements of regulation 3B(2);
(c)the consumer information notice has been brought to the attention of the consumer in accordance with regulation 4(1)(b);
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(d)the consumer information notice informed the consumer of his right to cancel the contract under these Regulations, and contained the information specified in the First Schedule, in accordance with regulation 4(6);
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(e)the consumer had affirmed the contract under regulation 4(3); or
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(f)the supplier had, before entering into the contract with the consumer, complied with an order mentioned in section 9(4)(b) of the Act that was made against the supplier under section 9(1)(c) of the Act,
section 18A of the Act shall apply so that the supplier shall bear the burden of proving that the requirement referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f), as the case may be, has been complied with.
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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.
(2)  In respect of the cancellation of direct sales contracts and time share contracts entered into before 15th April 2009, the revoked Consumer Protection (Cancellation of Contracts) Regulations shall continue to apply as if these Regulations had not been enacted.
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.
(2)  Where any term in a contract is inconsistent with paragraph (1), it shall be void to the extent of such inconsistency.
Burden of proof
9.  In any proceedings taken in any court between the consumer and a supplier where a dispute arises as to whether —
(a)the product information notice has been provided to the consumer in accordance with regulation 3B(1);
(b)the product information notice complied with the requirements of regulation 3B(2);
(c)the consumer information notice has been brought to the attention of the consumer in accordance with regulation 4(1)(b);
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(d)the consumer information notice informed the consumer of his right to cancel the contract under these Regulations, and contained the information specified in the First Schedule, in accordance with regulation 4(6);
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(e)the consumer had affirmed the contract under regulation 4(3); or
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(f)the supplier had, before entering into the contract with the consumer, complied with an order mentioned in section 9(4)(b) of the Act that was made against the supplier under section 9(1)(c) of the Act,
section 18A of the Act shall apply so that the supplier shall bear the burden of proving that the requirement referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f), as the case may be, has been complied with.
[S 43/2014 wef 01/04/2014]
[S 625/2016 wef 09/12/2016]
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.
(2)  In respect of the cancellation of direct sales contracts and time share contracts entered into before 15th April 2009, the revoked Consumer Protection (Cancellation of Contracts) Regulations shall continue to apply as if these Regulations had not been enacted.