P-40.1 - Consumer Protection Act

Section 214.17 Disposition versions

2019-02-01

214.17. A contract may be resolved at the discretion of the consumer within 10 days after that on which each of the parties is in possession of a copy of the contract.

The contract may also be resolved within a year from the date it was entered into

(a)  in all cases,

i.  if the merchant fails to perform a service within 30 days after the performance date specified in the contract or a later date agreed to by the consumer, unless the consumer accepts performance after that time has expired,

ii.  if the contract is inconsistent with any of the rules set out in sections 25 to 28 or 54.4 to 54.7, as the case may be,

iii.  if the contract does not contain the information required under section 214.16, or

iv.  if no resolution form in conformity with the model prescribed by regulation is attached to the contract at the time the contract is entered into; or

(b)  in the case of a contract providing for services described in paragraph a or b of section 214.12,

i.  if the merchant does not hold the permit required by this Act at the time the contract is entered into, or

ii.  if the security furnished by the merchant is invalid or is not in conformity with the security required under this Act at the time the contract is entered into.

2017, c. 24, s. 48.