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Consumer Protection Act, 2008 (Act No. 68 of 2008)

Notice

Exemption for certain categories of goods or services, or circumstances of trade from providing sales record

 

(1) In this notice, "hawker" means a natural person lawfully engaged, solely for his or her own benefit, in the selling of goods on the street or in public places or spaces in respect of which all members of the public enjoy unrestricted and unconditional access subject only to law.

 

(2) For purposes of section 26(4) of the Act, any person trading as a hawker is hereby exempted from the application of subsections (2) and (3) of section 26 of the Act.

 

(3) Without detracting from any other law, a supplier is exempted from the application of subsections (2) and (3) of section 26 of the Act where the consumer expressly does not require a sales record.