Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

123.   Bait advertising

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    (1)   A person shall not, in the course of trade or commerce, advertise for supply, at a specified price, goods or a service which that person —

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      (a)     does not intend to offer for supply; or

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      (b)     has no reasonable grounds for believing he or she can supply, immediately or within a reasonable time,

at that price, for a period and in quantities that are unreasonable, having regard to the nature of the market in which the person carries on business and the nature of the advertisement.

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    (2)   A person who contravenes this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.