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Law
Consumer Protection Law, 5741-1981
חוק הגנת הצרכן
Chapter V2: Determination That a Dealer Is a Violator Under Aggravated Circumstances
Definitions
22kg.
In this Chapter —
Determination that a Dealer is a Violator under Aggravated Circumstances
22kh.
[Amendment: 5784-2]
Where a dealer has committed a Violation under aggravated circumstances, the Supervisor may determine, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, that the dealer is a violator under aggravated circumstances (in this Chapter – a dealer who is a violator under aggravated circumstances), for the purpose of applying restrictions on such a dealer pursuant to Section 18a of the Payment Services Law and Section 78b of the Execution Law.
Notice of Intent
22ki.
[Amendment: 5784-2]
(a)Where the Supervisor is satisfied that a dealer has committed a violation under aggravated circumstances and intends to determine that the dealer is a violator under aggravated circumstances as referred to in Section 22kh, the Supervisor shall deliver to the dealer a notice of such intention (in this Chapter — a Notice of Intent).
(b)In a Notice of Intent, the Supervisor shall specify, inter alia, the following:
(1)The act or omission constituting the violation and the provision of the Law or Regulation that was violated;
(2)The aggravated circumstances of the violation;
(3)The restrictions that will apply to the dealer by reason of the delivery of the Notice of Intent and by reason of the determination that the dealer is a violator under aggravated circumstances, if such determination is made, pursuant to Section 18a of the Payment Services Law and Section 78b of the Execution Law;
(4)The dealer's right to present arguments before the Supervisor pursuant to the provisions of Section 22l.
(c)The Supervisor shall deliver a copy of the Notice of Intent to each of the following:
(1)To a payment service provider that is a supervised financial body, for the purpose of stopping the transfer of funds to a beneficiary who is a dealer in respect of whom a Notice of Intent has been delivered, as referred to in Section 18a(b) of the Payment Services Law;
(2)To the Administrator of the Execution System, for the purpose of staying proceedings and funds in files in which the judgment creditor is a dealer in respect of whom a Notice of Intent has been delivered, as referred to in Section 78b(b) of the Execution Law.
Right to be Heard
22l.
[Amendment: 5784-2]
(a)A dealer to whom a notice of intent has been delivered may present arguments before the Supervisor, in writing or orally as the Supervisor directs, within 14 days from the date of delivery of the notice of intent.
(b)The Supervisor shall extend this period, upon a request submitted by a dealer during the period referred to in subsection (a), by an additional period not exceeding seven days.
The Supervisor's Decision
22la.
[Amendment: 5784-2]
(a)Where the dealer has presented arguments before the Supervisor during the period referred to in Section 22l (in this Section — the hearing period), the Supervisor shall decide, after having weighed the arguments presented, whether to determine that the dealer is a violator under aggravated circumstances as referred to in Section 22kh.
(b)
(1)The Supervisor shall render a decision within 14 days of the end of the hearing period, or from the day on which the dealer's arguments were received in accordance with Section 22l, whichever is earlier, and may, for special reasons, extend this period by an additional seven days.
(2)If the Supervisor has not rendered a decision within the period referred to in paragraph (1), the Supervisor shall notify the payment service provider to a beneficiary accordingly, and the provisions of Section 18a(d) of the Payment Services Law shall apply; nothing in the foregoing shall derogate from the Supervisor's authority to determine that the dealer is a violator under aggravated circumstances as referred to in Section 22kh, provided that 45 days have not elapsed from the end of the hearing period, or from the day on which the dealer's arguments were received in accordance with Section 22l, whichever is earlier.
(3)The Minister, upon the Supervisor's proposal and with the approval of the Knesset's Economics Committee, may, by Order, extend the periods referred to in paragraph (1), if satisfied that this is required for the implementation of the provisions of this Chapter; the Minister may exercise the authority under this subsection after the passage of 18 months from the date of commencement of the Consumer Protection from Dealers Committing Violations under Aggravated Circumstances Law (Legislative Amendments), 5784–2024 [(on 4.10.2024)].
(c)Where the dealer has not presented arguments during the hearing period, the Supervisor shall determine that the dealer is a violator under aggravated circumstances.
Determination Notice
22lb.
[Amendment: 5784-2]
(a)Where the Supervisor has determined that the dealer is a violator under aggravated circumstances, the Supervisor shall deliver a notice thereof to the dealer and shall set out therein the reasons for the decision (in this Chapter — a Determination Notice).
(b)The Supervisor shall deliver a copy of the Determination Notice to each of the following:
(1)To a payment service provider that is a supervised financial body, for the purpose of stopping the execution of payment transactions in favor of a beneficiary who is a violator under aggravated circumstances, for the purpose of returning funds to the payer, and for the purpose of restricting the entering into a Contract for payment services with the beneficiary, as referred to in Section 18a(c) of the Payment Services Law;
(2)To the Administrator of the Execution System, for the purpose of preventing the opening of new files in favor of a judgment creditor who is a violator under aggravated circumstances, and for the purpose of continuing the stay of funds and proceedings in existing files in which the judgment creditor is a violator under aggravated circumstances, for the purpose of closing such existing files, and for the purpose of returning the funds received therein to the judgment debtors, as referred to in Section 78b(d) of the Execution Law.
Non-Determination Notice
22lc.
[Amendment: 5784-2]
(a)Where the Supervisor has decided not to determine that the dealer is a violator under aggravated circumstances, the Supervisor shall deliver a notice thereof to the dealer (in this Chapter — a Non-Determination Notice).
(b)The Supervisor shall deliver without delay a copy of the Non-Determination Notice to each of the following:
(1)To the payment service provider to a beneficiary that is a supervised financial body, for the purpose of transferring funds to a beneficiary who is a dealer in respect of whom a Non-Determination Notice has been delivered, as referred to in Section 18a(d) of the Payment Services Law;
(2)To the Administrator of the Execution System, for the purpose of cancelling the stay of proceedings and funds in files in which the judgment creditor is a dealer in respect of whom a Non-Determination Notice has been delivered, as referred to in Section 78b(g) of the Execution Law.
Appeal
22ld.
[Amendment: 5784-2]
(a)A determination of the Supervisor under Section 22לב may be appealed to the competent court in accordance with the provisions of Section 22כ(a); such an appeal shall be filed within 45 days from the day on which the determination notice was delivered to the dealer.
(b)The filing of an appeal against a determination of the Supervisor shall not operate to stay the execution of the provisions under this Chapter that apply by virtue of the Supervisor's determination as aforesaid, unless the court has so ordered.
Publication of Determination Notice
22le.
[Amendment: 5784-2]
(a)The Supervisor shall publish on the Authority's website a notice containing the following details regarding a Determination Notice:
(1)The nature of the violation and the aggravated circumstances by reason of which the Determination Notice was issued;
(2)Details concerning the violator;
(3)The name of the violator — if the violator is a Corporation.
(b)The provisions of Section 22ka(b) through (f) shall apply to the publication of the Determination Notice, with necessary modifications.
Determination Regarding a Dealer with a Connection to a Violator under Aggravated Circumstances
22lf.
[Amendment: 5784-2]
(a)In this Section —
Delegation of the Supervisor's Authority
22lg.
[Amendment: 5784-2]
The Supervisor may delegate the Supervisor's powers under this Chapter to the Supervisor's deputy, and a notice thereof shall be published on the Authority's website.
Regulations Regarding Consumers with Special Characteristics
22lh.
[Amendment: 5784-2]
The Minister, with the approval of the Knesset's Economics Committee, may prescribe additional consumers who shall be considered persons with special characteristics for the purposes of the provisions of this Chapter.
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Offences
23.
[Amendment: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008-5, 2010, 2010-2, 2010-3, 2011-3, 2014-4, 2021]
(a)A dealer who commits any of the following shall be liable to one year's imprisonment or a fine of seven times the fine referred to in Section 61(a)(2) of the Penal Law, 5737–1977 (in this Law – the Penal Law):
(1)did an act likely to deceive a consumer in contravention of the provisions of Section 2(a), (b) or (c);
(2)exercised undue influence as referred to in Section 3(b);
(3)published misleading advertising in contravention of provisions made under Section 7(c);
(4)published advertising or employed other marketing methods directed at minors in contravention of the provisions of Section 7a;
(5)in a transaction concerning the purchase of vacation units, failed to comply with the provisions of Section 14a;
(6)obstructed a person lawfully acting under this Law from exercising that person's powers, or refused, without reasonable justification, to appear before such a person or to provide information or any other item upon that person's demand, in contravention of the provisions of Sections 21 and 22;
(6a)violated an administrative order issued in accordance with the provisions of Section 21c;
(7)[(deleted).]
(b)A dealer who commits any of the following shall be liable to a fine of seven times the fine referred to in Section 61(a)(2) of the Penal Law:
(1)failed to disclose information to a consumer in contravention of provisions made under Section 4;
(2)used a name implying that its purpose is consumer protection in contravention of the provisions of Section 7b;
(3)violated provisions made under Section 13 regarding advances and guarantees;
(3a)in a continuous transaction concerning medical services –
(a)failed to sign a written contract with the consumer, failed to provide the consumer with a disclosure form, or entered into a transaction with a consumer for a fixed period exceeding one year, all in contravention of the provisions of Section 13e;
(b)following cancellation of the transaction by the consumer, collected cancellation fees from the consumer in contravention of the provisions of Section 13f(a)(1) or (2), or failed to refund the consumer the portion of the transaction price paid or failed to cancel the charge, in contravention of the provisions of Section 13g;
(4)in a door-to-door sale, failed to comply with provisions made under Section 14;
(5)[(deleted);]
(6)in remote marketing or a distance sale transaction, failed to disclose particulars to the consumer or failed to provide a written document in contravention of the provisions of Section 14c;
(7)following cancellation of a transaction by a consumer, acted in contravention of the provisions of Section 14e;
(8)[(deleted).]
(c)A dealer who commits any of the following shall be liable to a fine of three times the fine referred to in Section 61(a)(2) of the Penal Law:
(1)[(deleted);]
(2)violated provisions made under Section 5 regarding the drafting, inspection and delivery of a contract;
(3)[(deleted);]
(4)violated provisions made under Section 10 regarding payment at the lower amount;
(5)[(deleted);]
(6)[(deleted);]
(7)[(deleted);]
(8)violated provisions made under Sections 17b(a) through (c), 17b(d), 17c, 17d or 17f regarding the duty to display or publish prices of assets and services or regarding the collection of their binding price;
(9)[(deleted);]
(10)[(deleted).]
(d)Where the offence is a continuing offence, the court may impose an additional fine, at a rate of up to five percent of the amount of the fine prescribed for that offence, for each day on which the offence continues beyond the date on which a notice was given or an order was issued, or beyond the period of time specified in the notice or order, whichever is later; for the purposes of this subsection –
Aggravating Circumstances
23a.
[Amendment: 2000, 2014-4]
(a)Where an offence under Section 23(a)(1) or (2) is committed under aggravating circumstances – the offender shall be liable to three years' imprisonment or a fine of twenty times the fine referred to in Section 61(a)(4) of the Penal Law.
(b)In this Section, "aggravating circumstances" means any of the following:
(1)the act relates to a particularly large number of consumers;
(2)the act caused particularly severe harm to a consumer or to a group of consumers;
(3)the offender derived particularly large profits or benefits from the act;
(4)the offence was committed against, or was directed at, elderly persons, helpless persons or minors, or against a public of consumers in a state of mental, psychological or physical vulnerability, or against persons who do not sufficiently understand the language in which the transaction was concluded so as to understand the transaction;
(5)an offence under Section 23(a)(1) was committed by asserting a fact that the person asserting it knows to be untrue or does not believe to be true.
Imposition of Fine Following Award of Exemplary Damages
23b.
When imposing a fine upon a dealer convicted of an offence under Section 23, the court may take into account the fact that exemplary damages were awarded against that dealer, in a final judgment in respect of the act for which the dealer was so convicted, pursuant to Section 31a.
Additional Powers of the Court
24.
Where a person has been convicted of an offence under Section 23, the court may, in addition to any other penalty, order –
(1)that goods belonging to the accused in relation to which or in respect of which the offence was committed, or the proceeds of their sale, shall be forfeited, in whole or in part;
(2)that the accused's business shall be closed for a period and in a manner to be determined by the court;
(3)that a licence granted to the accused shall be revoked or suspended for a period to be determined by the court.
Liability of Employer, Principal and Officer of a Corporation
25.
[Amendment: 2000]
(a)An employer, a principal and an officer of a corporation are obligated to supervise and to do everything possible to prevent the commission of an offence under Section 23 by an employee, an agent, the corporation or an employee of the corporation, as the case may be; one who violates the provisions of this Section shall be liable to a fine as prescribed in Section 61(a)(3) of the Penal Law; for the purposes of this Section, "officer of a corporation" – a director, an active manager, a partner excluding a limited partner, or a person holding a position who is responsible on behalf of the corporation for the area in which the offence was committed.
(b)Where an offence under Section 23 is committed by an employee, an agent, a corporation or an employee of the corporation, it shall be presumed that the employer, the principal or the officer of the corporation, as the case may be, has breached the duty imposed upon them under subsection (a), unless they prove that they did everything possible to fulfil that duty.
26.
[Amendment: 2000]
[(Repealed).]
27.
[Amendment: 2014-4]
[(Repealed).]
Dealer's Undertaking
28.
[Amendment: 1988, [Notices], 2000, 2014-4]
(a)Where the Supervisor is of the opinion that a person has committed an offence under the provisions of Section 25, the Supervisor may, with the approval of the Attorney General or the Attorney General's representative, accept from that person a written undertaking –
(1)to refrain from an act or omission specified in the written undertaking, which in the Supervisor's opinion constitutes an offence under this Law; an undertaking under this paragraph shall be accompanied by a guarantee, with or without sureties, in an amount not exceeding the amount of the fine referred to in Section 23(a), and for a period not exceeding two years;
(2)[(deleted);]
(3)[(deleted).]
(b)A person who has given an undertaking as referred to in subsection (a) shall not be subject to criminal proceedings under Section 25 in respect of the act or omission that served as the basis for giving the undertaking.
(c)Where a person is convicted of an offence which that person undertook to refrain from committing under subsection (a)(1), the court may do one of the following:
(1)forfeit the guarantee, in whole or in part, and impose no additional punishment on the accused;
(2)impose a sentence for the offence but leave the guarantee in force without forfeiting it;
(3)forfeit the guarantee, in whole or in part, and impose any other sentence for the offence.
(d)[(Annulled).]
(e)In this Section, "person" – excluding a corporation.
Exemption
29.
[Amendment: 1982]
Where property is sold by a court, an execution office or another authority by operation of law, or by one who sells on behalf of the State property that has been forfeited or abandoned in favour of the State or other property that the State did not acquire or did not make use of, such a sale shall not be regarded as a transaction for the purposes of Sections 2, 4, 6 and 7, provided that the offer for sale disclosed the fact that property of such type is being offered for sale and warned the consumer that the nature of the principal characteristics of such property is unknown and that the authority bears no responsibility therefor.
Court Order for the Prevention of an Offence
30.
Upon application by the Attorney General or the Attorney General's representative or the Supervisor, the court may –
(1)order any person to refrain from an act that constitutes an offence under this Law and to furnish security therefor;
(2)order any action necessary to prevent the commission of such an offence.
Compensation
31.
[Amendment: 1981, 1988, [Notices], 1999, 2008]
(a)An act or omission contrary to Chapters B, C, D or D1 shall have the same standing as a tort under the Torts Ordinance [New Version].
(a1)The right to remedies for a tort as aforesaid is vested in a consumer harmed by the tort, as well as in a dealer harmed, in the course of that dealer's business, by a deception as referred to in Section 2.
(a2)Chapter VI1 shall not apply to a dealer harmed by a tort as aforesaid in the course of that dealer's business.
(b)
(1)Where the court finds that an act or omission of the defendant has caused or is likely to cause a nuisance to the public or to a part thereof, and the plaintiff was assisted in filing the action by a consumer organisation, the court may order, in addition to the remedy awarded to the plaintiff, that compensation be paid to that consumer organisation in an amount not exceeding four times the damage caused to the plaintiff or the sum of 14,750 new shekels, whichever is greater; the Minister of Justice, with the approval of the Economics Committee of the Knesset, may amend the said amount.
(2)An amendment to the amount pursuant to changes in the index from the index published in the month in which it was last set does not require the approval of the Economics Committee of the Knesset; however, the amount shall not be increased under this paragraph before three months have elapsed from the date of the previous increase.
(3)In this subsection – "index" – the consumer price index published by the Central Bureau of Statistics.
(c)In this Section, "consumer organisation" – the Israel Consumer Council or another organisation approved by the Minister of Justice for this purpose.
Statutory Damages
31a.
[Amendment: 2008, 2008-2, 2008-3, 2010-3, 2011-2, 2011-3, 2012-4, 2016-5, 2017-2, 2017-4, 2019]
(a)Where a transaction was entered into between a dealer and a consumer and the dealer breached, in connection with that transaction, any of the provisions listed below, the court may award, for that breach, damages that are not dependent on loss (in this Section – statutory damages), in an amount not exceeding 10,000 new shekels:
(1)a consumer requested that a dealer refund the consideration paid and in the manner in which it was paid, pursuant to Section 4c(b), after the dealer did not act in accordance with the goods return policy set out in the notice under Section 4c(a) – and the dealer did not refund the consumer the full consideration as aforesaid;
(1a)a consumer requested that a dealer supply the asset or service to a location as agreed between the parties, after the dealer misled the consumer regarding the location to which the asset or service would be supplied as referred to in Section 2(a)(3a) – and the dealer did not supply the asset or service to the location agreed upon between the parties as aforesaid;
(2)a consumer requested that a dealer refund the consideration paid and in the manner in which it was paid, pursuant to Section 4c(b) and (c), after the dealer did not display a notice specifying the dealer's policy regarding the return of goods other than due to a defect, pursuant to Section 4c(a) – and the dealer did not refund the consumer the full consideration as aforesaid;
(2a)in a fixed-term transaction – a consumer requested that a dealer cease charging payments after the end date of the transaction or the commitment pursuant to Section 13a(c), or a written notice was not provided to the consumer pursuant to Section 13a(d) or Section 13e(f)(2), as the case may be – and the dealer continued to charge the consumer payments in contravention of those provisions;
(2b)a consumer requested to cancel a continuous transaction by means of a cancellation notice pursuant to the provisions of Section 14i – and the dealer continued to charge the consumer payments for the transaction, in contravention of the provisions of Section 13d(c);
(2b1)a consumer claimed that a dealer charged an excess amount from the consumer – and the dealer did not refund the consumer the refund amount due pursuant to the provisions of Section 13d1;
(2c)a consumer requested from a dealer to pay for services or goods without a commission as referred to in Section 13h(b), or to pay in one of the manners listed in Section 13h(c) – and the dealer did not act accordingly;
(3)a consumer requested that a dealer return what the dealer received under a door-to-door sales agreement, pursuant to Section 14(b), following cancellation of the agreement pursuant to Section 14(a) or Section 14c1(b) – and the dealer did not return to the consumer what was received under the agreement as aforesaid;
(4)a consumer requested that a dealer refund the portion of the transaction price paid, or requested cancellation of the charge, pursuant to Section 14e(a)(1) or Section 14e(b)(1), following cancellation of a contract for the purchase of a vacation unit pursuant to Section 14a(c), or cancellation of a distance sale transaction pursuant to Section 14c(c) or Section 14c1(c) – and the dealer did not refund the consumer the portion of the transaction price or did not cancel the charge as aforesaid;
(4a)a consumer requested that a dealer refund the portion of the transaction price paid, or requested cancellation of the charge, pursuant to Section 13g(1), following cancellation of a continuous transaction concerning medical services pursuant to Section 13f(a)(1) or (2) – and the dealer did not refund the consumer the portion of the transaction price or did not cancel the charge as aforesaid;
(4b)a consumer who entered into a distance sale transaction for the provision of tourism services as referred to in Section 14c2, and who has the right to cancel it pursuant to the cancellation policy of the tourism service provider outside Israel, requested that the dealer refund the portion of the transaction price paid, or requested cancellation of the charge following cancellation of such a transaction – and the dealer did not refund the consumer the portion of the transaction price or did not cancel the charge as aforesaid;
(5)a consumer requested from a dealer to be charged the price displayed on the goods, pursuant to Section 17b(d), even if the price at the register is higher – and the dealer did not act accordingly;
(6)a consumer requested to pay the price of an asset or service in Israeli currency in accordance with the exchange rate set out in the First Schedule, pursuant to Section 17g(b) – and the dealer refused to permit payment as aforesaid;
(7)a consumer requested from a manufacturer of goods or from a dealer to receive a warranty certificate, as required pursuant to Section 18a(5), or a consumer requested from a dealer to receive a warranty sticker, as required pursuant to Section 18a(a1) – and the manufacturer or the dealer, as the case may be, did not provide a certificate or sticker as aforesaid;
(8)a consumer requested from a manufacturer of goods or from a dealer to repair a defect discovered in goods sold to the consumer, or to supply spare parts for the purpose of repairing the goods, as required pursuant to Section 18a(1) – and the manufacturer or the dealer, as the case may be, did not repair any such defect during the warranty period without consideration, or did not supply spare parts as aforesaid by the end of the warranty period, within the period prescribed for this purpose pursuant to that Section.
(b)An action for statutory damages against a dealer under subsection (a) may not be filed unless the consumer has first sent or delivered a request under that subsection, in writing, including by electronic communication; for the purposes of paragraph (2b), it is sufficient that the consumer provided a cancellation notice pursuant to Section 14i(a), excluding paragraph (1) thereof; for the purposes of paragraph (4), it is sufficient that the consumer cancelled the transaction as referred to in Sections 14a(c), 14c(c) and 14c1(c).
(c)
(1)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), the court may award statutory damages for a breach as referred to in that subsection in an amount exceeding 10,000 new shekels but not exceeding 50,000 new shekels, if it finds that the breach is a repeated breach or a continuing breach, or that it was committed under aggravating circumstances as defined in Section 23a(b).
(2)In this subsection –
"repeated breach" – a breach of a provision under one of the paragraphs in subsection (a), within two years of a prior breach of a section listed in that paragraph for which the person was convicted pursuant to Section 23;
"continuing breach" – a breach of a provision of the sections listed in subsection (a), after a notice has been given pursuant to Section 21(4) or an order has been issued pursuant to Section 30, or after the period of time specified in such notice or order has expired, whichever is later.
(d)In awarding statutory damages to a dealer for a breach as referred to in subsection (a), the court may take into account the fact that the same dealer was convicted, for the same act, of an offence pursuant to Section 23.
(e)In determining the amount of statutory damages, the court shall take into account, inter alia, the considerations listed below, and shall not take into account the amount of loss caused to the consumer as a result of the breach:
(1)enforcement of the law and deterrence from its breach;
(2)encouraging the consumer to exercise their rights;
(3)the severity of the breach, its financial scope and the circumstances thereof;
(4)the financial value of the transaction in connection with which the breach was committed;
(5)the financial scope of the dealer's business;
(6)the amount of the fine prescribed for that breach pursuant to Sections 23 or 23a, if a fine is so prescribed.
(f)Nothing in the provisions of this Section shall derogate from the right of a consumer to compensation pursuant to Section 31 or to any other remedy, for the same breach.
Cancellation of a Transaction
32.
[Amendment: 1988, 2010]
(a)Where a transaction has been entered into and it becomes apparent that an act or omission constituting misrepresentation or exploitation of distress as referred to in Sections 2 and 3 was committed in relation thereto, and such act or omission is material in the circumstances of the matter, and in the case of misrepresentation – even if the dealer was not the one who misrepresented, the consumer may cancel the transaction within a reasonable time from the date on which they became aware of the misrepresentation or from the date on which they became aware that the exploitation of distress had ceased, as the case may be.
(b)Where a transaction has been cancelled as referred to in subsection (a), the dealer shall restore to the consumer, within seven days of receiving notice of the cancellation, the consideration paid by the consumer for the transaction, in the same manner in which the consumer paid, and if the transaction was a transaction for the sale of an asset – the consumer shall restore the asset that is the subject of the transaction to the dealer by placing it at the dealer's disposal at the location where it was delivered to the consumer; if the transaction was a continuous transaction in respect of which the provision of the service has commenced – the consumer shall pay the dealer the proportionate consideration in accordance with the terms of the transaction for the service provided to them up to the time of giving notice of cancellation.
(b1)Nothing in the provisions of subsection (b) shall derogate from the right of a dealer to claim damages in respect of a material deterioration in the condition of the asset that is the subject of the transaction resulting in a significant decrease in its value.
(c)The Minister may prescribe by Regulations particulars whose non-disclosure to the consumer shall serve as grounds for cancellation of the transaction; the provisions of this Section shall also apply to a cancellation as aforesaid.
Publication of Judgment or Correction of Publication
33.
(a)The court may, following a conviction or a judgment imposing liability under this Law, order that a final judgment or a summary thereof, or a correction to a misleading publication, be published to the public in the form and manner it shall determine, and may direct who shall bear the costs of publication.
(b)Where the court has ordered the accused to bear the costs of publication, such costs shall have the same legal status as a fine imposed by the court.
Evidence of Publication
34.
Where a copy of a newspaper or other printed matter distributed to the public in which a misleading publication has been printed is submitted, such copy shall serve as prima facie evidence that the publication was indeed made in that newspaper or printed matter.
Powers of Customs
35.
For the purposes of the powers of the Customs Authority and customs officers, importation contrary to Sections 2(b) and 17 shall be regarded as an offence against the customs laws, and a customs officer shall be entitled to seize the goods in respect of which or in relation to which the offence was committed as confiscated goods within the meaning of the Customs Ordinance.
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