Statutes of Newfoundland and Labrador 2010 Chapter 26

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Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:

SNL2009 cC-31.1 as amended

1. Paragraph 2(j) of the Consumer Protection and Business Practices Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(j) "supplier" means a person who, as a principal or agent, in the course of his or her business

(i) offers or advertises the sale of goods or services to a consumer,

(ii) engages in a consumer transaction with a consumer, or

(iii) manufactures, imports, produces or assembles goods,

and includes an assignee of the rights and obligations of a supplier.

2. Subsection 10(1) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Remedies of consumers

10. (1) Where a consumer has suffered damage as a result of an unfair business practice or unconscionable act or practice, he or she may start an action against a supplier.