Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

PART 11
DISTANCE SELLING

159.   Interpretation: Part 11

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    (1)   In this Part, “distance contract” means any contract concerning goods or services concluded between a supplier and a consumer under an organized distance sales or service provision scheme run by the supplier, who, for the purpose of the contract, makes exclusive use of one or more means of distance communication up to and including the moment at which the contract is concluded.

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    (2)   A distance contract between a supplier and a consumer in a Member State is effective only if the Member State enters into an Agreement or Protocol under Article 170 of the Revised Treaty with provisions relating to judicial and administrative redress, appointment of a focal point, sanctions, and other information necessary to enforce the distance contract in the Member State.

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    (3)   A distance communication includes the use of electronic mail and electronic commerce by way of letters, catalogues, by facsimile machine, telephone and television.