DCC 4119 Lecture 11: 4119.11
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It only involves certain sales not all sales. Does not apply to business to business transactions. Consumer protection act was created in 1970s. Cpa in civil code: (1) definition of a consumer = natural person (human only not a body corporate, (2) merchant = business, verbal contracts are not acceptable for chapters (subject matter) covered in this law. ** you have to assume its ccq first unless you fit into one of the chapters of cpa (23) first group targeted in the 1970s but its incomplete. 23 - think first of ccq then the. Internet sales: distance contracts: buyer and seller are not in the same room, (54. 1-54. 16) (54. 2) location of sale (54. 3) can only charge the credit card when they ship the good. It is illegal to charge it before (54. 5) you must have the opportunity to accept or decline (54. 6) copy of contract (the confirmation email sent afterwards) (54. 7) they have 15 days to send it to you.