Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and
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Consumer Protection Act, 2008 (Act No. 68 of 2008)Chapter 2 : Fundamental Consumer RightsPart E : Right to fair and responsible marketing31. Negative option marketing |
1) | A supplier must not— |
a) | promote any goods or services; |
c) | induce a person to accept any goods or services or to enter into or modify such an agreement, |
on the basis that the goods or services are to be supplied, or the agreement or modification will automatically come into existence, unless the consumer declines such offer or inducement.
2) | An agreement purportedly entered into as a result of an offer or inducement contemplated in subsection (1) is void. |
3) | A modification of an agreement purportedly agreed to as a result of an offer or inducement contemplated in subsection (1) is void. |