Consumer Affairs Act (Cap. 378)

Consumer Affairs Act (Cap. 378), article 60

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60. (1) A product is defective if it fails to provide the safety which a person is entitled to expect, taking all circumstances into account including: (a) the presentation of the product, how it was marketed, and any directions and warnings provided, (b) the use to which it could reasonably be expected that the product would be put, and (c) the time when the product was put into circulation. CONSUMER AFF AIRS [CAP. 378. 53 (2) A product shall not be cons idered defective only because a better product is subsequently put into circulation. ( 3 ) A p r o d u c t s h a l l b e c o n s i dered defective if it does not provide for the safety which is usually provided for by other models of the same type. Damages that are recoverable. Added by: XXVI. 2000.15. Amended by: L.N. 425 of 2007; VI. 2011.97.

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