Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
of Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) (Opt-Out Practices) Regulations 2009
Regulation 3
Unsolicited goods or services
Subregulation 1
Unless and until the consumer expressly acknowledges to the supplier in writing his or her intention to accept and pay for the unsolicited goods or services, the consumer may use, deal with or dispose of the goods or services as if they were an unconditional gift to him or her from the supplier.
Subregulation 2
Unless the consumer has given the acknowledgment mentioned in paragraph (1), the supplier has no cause of action for any loss, use, misuse, possession, damage or misappropriation in respect of the goods or services or the value obtained by the use of the goods or services.
Subregulation 3
In any proceedings taken in any court between a consumer and a supplier where it is alleged that the goods or services supplied by the supplier to the consumer are unsolicited goods or services and a dispute arises as to whether —
the consumer requested the goods or services, for the purposes of the definition of “unsolicited goods or services” in regulation 2(1);
the consumer expressly acknowledged in writing his or her intention to accept or pay for the goods or services, for the purposes of paragraph (1) or regulation 6(1); or
the consumer consented in writing to a material change, for the purposes of regulation 4(2),section 41 of the Act applies so that the supplier bears the burden of proving that the requirement referred to in sub‑paragraph (a), (b) or (c) (as the case may be) has been complied with.