Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

49.   Agreements by distance selling

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    (1)   An agreement may be entered into where there is not physical encounter between seller or owner and consumer but carried out by—

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      (a)     catalogue or order form;

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      (b)     telephone;

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      (c)     email or internet.

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    (2)   Where an agreement is formed by any of the means referred to in subsection (1), a seller or owner shall provide the consumer the following information before the agreement is concluded—

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      (a)     company's name and address for service;

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      (b)     main characteristics of the goods including a photograph of the goods and the product numbers and serial numbers of the goods;

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      (c)     the price of the goods, including all taxes;

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      (d)     any delivery costs;

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      (e)     details of payment and delivery or performance;

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      (f)     cost of using distance communication if not calculated at the basic rate;

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      (g)     period for which the offer or the price is valid.

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    (3)   An agreement formed under subsection (1) shall be concluded in writing or on a permanent data carrier and shall contain the following information—

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      (a)     the address of the organization to which complaints may be made;

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      (b)     information on warranties and guarantees.

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    (4)   For the purposes of this section “permanent data carrier” means a disk, CD ROM or any other electronic record.