Unsolicited goods or services
3.—(1)  Unless and until the consumer expressly acknowledges to the supplier in writing his intention to accept and pay for the unsolicited goods or services, the consumer may use, deal with or dispose of the goods or services as if they were an unconditional gift to him from the supplier.
(2)  Unless the consumer has given the acknowledgment referred to in paragraph (1), the supplier shall not have a cause of action for any loss, use, misuse, possession, damage or misappropriation in respect of the goods or services or the value obtained by the use of the goods or services.
(3)  In any proceedings taken in any court between the consumer and a supplier where it is alleged that the goods or services supplied by the supplier are unsolicited goods and a dispute arises as to whether —
(a)the consumer requested the goods or services, for the purposes of the definition of “unsolicited goods or services” in regulation 2(1);
(b)the consumer expressly acknowledged in writing his intention to accept or pay for the goods or services, for the purposes of paragraph (1) or regulation 6(1); or
(c)the consumer consented in writing to a material change, for the purposes of regulation 4(2),
section 18A of the Act shall apply so that the supplier shall bear the burden of proving that the requirements referred to in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c), as the case may be, has been complied with.