Medicines and Related Substances Act, 1965
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Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002 (Act No. 25 of 2002)Chapter VII : Consumer Protection42. Scope of application |
(1) | This Chapter applies only to electronic transactions. |
(2) | Section 44 does not apply to an electronic transaction— |
(a) | for financial services, including but not limited to, investment services, insurance and reinsurance operations, banking services and operations relating to dealings in securities; |
(b) | by way of an auction; |
(c) | for the supply of foodstuffs, beverages or other goods intended for everyday consumption supplied to the home, residence or workplace of the consumer; |
(d) | for services which began with the consumer's consent before the end of the seven-day period referred to in section 44(1); |
(e) | where the price for the supply of goods or services is dependent on fluctuations in the financial markets and which cannot be controlled by the supplier; |
(f) | where the goods— |
(i) | are made to the consumer's specifications; |
(ii) | are clearly personalised; |
(iii) | by reason of their nature cannot be returned; or |
(iv) | are likely to deteriorate or expire rapidly; |
(g) | where audio or video recordings or computer software were unsealed by the consumer; |
(h) | for the sale of newspapers, periodicals, magazines and books; |
(i) | for the provision of gaming and lottery services; or |
(j) | for the provision of accommodation, transport, catering or leisure services and where the supplier undertakes, when the transaction is concluded, to provide these services on a specific date or within a specific period. |
(3) | This Chapter does not apply to a regulatory authority established in terms of a law if that law prescribes consumer protection provisions in respect of electronic transactions. |