Return of goods by consumer on cancellation of contract
6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a consumer who has, before cancelling a direct sales contract under these Regulations or a contract under section 9(12) of the Act, acquired possession of any goods by virtue of the contract shall —
(a)
be under a duty, subject to any lien, upon the cancellation to return the goods to the supplier; and
(b)
for the time being retain possession of the goods and take reasonable care of them.
[S 625/2016 wef 09/12/2016]
(2) The consumer shall not be under a duty to return —
(a)
perishable goods;
(b)
goods which by their nature are consumed by use and which, before the cancellation, were so consumed;
(c)
goods supplied to meet an emergency; or
(d)
goods which, before the cancellation, had become incorporated in any land or thing not comprised in the contract.
(3) Where paragraph (2) applies, the consumer shall be under a duty to pay reasonable compensation for the supply of the goods and for the provision of any services in connection with the supply of the goods before the cancellation.
(4) The consumer shall be discharged from any duty to retain possession of the goods or return them to the supplier at the time he delivers the goods to the supplier or to a person designated by the supplier for such purposes.