Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

34.   Statement of particulars of purchase

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    (1)   A trader who sells goods, whether by wholesale or retail, the maximum price of which has been fixed, shall give at the time of sale to the purchaser of such goods, subject to subsection (2), a statement in writing setting out the particulars specified in subsection (2).

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    (2)   A statement in writing pursuant to subsection (1) shall contain the following particulars —

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      (a)     a description of the goods;

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      (b)     if the sale is by weight or measure, the net weight or measure, as the case may be;

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      (c)     if the sale is by number, the number;

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      (d)     if the sale is by wholesale, the retail price fixed;

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      (e)     the sum charged.

(Amended by Act 9 of 2008)

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    (3)   A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $5000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.