Singapore legislation

Regulation 9

of Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) (Cancellation of Contracts) Regulations 2009

Regulation 9

Burden of proof

In any proceedings taken in any court between the consumer and a supplier where a dispute arises as to whether —

(a)

the product information notice has been provided to the consumer in accordance with regulation 3B(1);

(b)

the product information notice complied with the requirements of regulation 3B(2);

(c)

the consumer information notice has been brought to the attention of the consumer in accordance with regulation 4(1)(b);

(d)

the consumer information notice informed the consumer of his or her right to cancel the contract under these Regulations, and contained the information specified in the First Schedule, in accordance with regulation 4(7);

(e)

the consumer had affirmed the contract under regulation 4(4); or

(f)

the supplier had, before entering into the contract with the consumer, complied with an order mentioned in section 9(4)(b) of the Act that was made against the supplier under section 9(1)(c) of the Act,section 41 of the Act applies so that the supplier bears the burden of proving that the requirement referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) (as the case may be) has been complied with.