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S.M. 1990-91, c. 6

Bill 6, 1st Session, 35th Legislature

The Business Practices Act

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1 Definitions
PART I
UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES
2(1) Deceiving or misleading
(2) General impression
(3) Examples
3 Taking advantage
4 Privily of contract
5 Unfair business practices prohibited
6(1) Unfair business practices of employees
(2) Unfair business practices of employees prohibited
(3) Liability of both supplier and employee
7 Time of occurrence
8 Single act
9(1) Advertising
(2) Advertising records
PART II
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
10 Appointment of director
11 Delegation
12 Appointment of experts
13 Duties of director
14(1) Mediation
(2) Refusal to mediate
15 Investigation by director
16(1) Application for court order
(2) Court may authorize search
17(1) Receipt for documents retained
(2) Documents to be returned
(3) Concealing or destroying documents
18(1) Order to cease in 21 days
(2) Service of order
(3) Appeal to court
(4) Court order on appeal
(5) Parties
(6) Burden of evidence
19(1) Order where money received
(2) Order to be reasonable
(3) Variation of order
(4) Payment into court
(5) Renewal of order
(6) Bond in lieu of order
(7) Forfeiture of bond or security
20(1) Assurance of voluntary compliance
(2) Forfeiture of security
(3) Appeal from forfeiture
(4) Payment of monies
(5) Disposition of unexpended moneys
(6) Bond of person other man supplier
21 Injunction
22 Investigation by order of minister
PART III
RIGHT OF ACTION
23(1) Action by consumer
(2) Court order
(3) Factor to be considered
(4) Exemplary or punitive damages
24(1) Action by director for consumer
(2) Conditions for action by director
(3) Court order
(4) Parties
25 Assignees
PART IV
GENERAL
26(1) Information confidential
(2) Exception
27 Evidence not compellable
28 Release of rights void
29 Other remedies
30 Transitional
31 Protection from liability
32(1) Regulations
(2) Public consultation
33(1) Offence and penalty
(2) Officers and directors
(3) Limitation
(4) Factors to consider
34 Reference in Continuing Consolidation
35 Coming into force