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Consumer Guarantees Act, Cap. 326E.

Pays/Territoire
Barbade
Type du document
Législation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
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.
Sujet
Alimentation et nutrition
Mot clé
Accès-à-l'information Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Contrat/accord Législation de base Commerce/industrie/sociétés Responsabilité/indemnisation Mise en application Protection du consommateur Cour/tribunaux Règlement des différends Infractions/sanctions Emballage/étiquetage Évaluation des ressources/des dommages Protection sociale Renforcement des capacités Inspection Commerce intérieur Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires
Aire géographique
Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force as of 16th January, 2003.
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.commerce.gov.bb