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Consumer Guarantees Act, Cap. 326E.

País/Territorio
Barbados
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2002
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
An Act to amend the law relating to the guarantees available to consumers upon the supply of goods or services, and the rights of redress against suppliers and manufacturers in respect of a failure of goods or services to comply with any such guarantees, and for connected purposes.
Materia
Alimentación y nutrición
Palabra clave
Acceso-a-la-información Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos Contrato/acuerdo Legislación básica Negocios/industria/corporaciones Responsabilidad/indemnización Cumplimiento/aplicación Protección del consumidor Corte/tribunal Solución de controversias Infracciones/sanciones Envasado/etiquetado Valoración del daño/recurso Protección social Fortalecimiento de la capacidad Inspección Comercio interior Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos
Área geográphica
Americas, Caribe, América Latina y el Caribe, Atlántico Norte, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force as of 16th January, 2003.
Resumen

This Act shall only apply to goods and services supplied in trade. This Act sets forth provisions on the guarantees in respect of supply of goods and services to consumers, requirements for acceptable quality for goods and services, fitness of goods and services for consumer protection, labeling, sampling, consumer awareness-raising, fair prices, consumers' rights of redress, repair of the defective goods, and liability of suppliers and manufacturers in certain circumstances. In respect of the failure of any goods and services to comply with a guarantee, consumers have a right to redress and remedies against the supplier and the manufacturer. Consumers should exercise their rights to reject the good and the service in a reasonable time. Finally this Act sets forth the rules and effects of the cancellation of a contract for supply of a service, dispute settlement, enforcement of rights under this Act, judicial proceedings, penalties, damage valuation, and indemnification. The Minister may make regulations for the implementation of the provisions of this Act.

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Inglés
Página web
www.commerce.gov.bb