Fair Trading Act 1986
121
Commenced: 1 Mar 1987
ANALYSIS
Analysis
Title
1 Short Title and commencement
2 Interpretation
3 Application of Act to conduct outside New Zealand
4 Application of Act to the Crown
5 Application of Act to Crown corporations
6 Functions of Commission in relation to dissemination of information
7 Money to be appropriated by Parliament for purposes of this Act
8 Annual report
I: Misleading and Deceptive Conduct, False Representations, and Unfair Practices
Misleading and Deceptive Conduct
9 Misleading and deceptive conduct generally
10 Misleading conduct in relation to goods
11 Misleading conduct in relation to services
12 Misleading conduct in relation to employment
False Representations
13 False representations
14 False representations and other misleading conduct in relation to land
15 Limited application of sections 9 to 14 of this Act to news media
16 Certain conduct in relation to trade marks prohibited
Unfair Practices
17 Offering gifts and prizes
18 Trading stamp schemes prohibited
19 Bait advertising
20 Referral selling
21 Demanding or accepting payment without intending to supply as ordered
22 Misleading representations about certain business activities
23 Harassment and coercion
24 Pyramid selling schemes
25 Provisions of this Part of this Act not limited by reference to other provisions of this Part of this Act
26 Importation of goods bearing false trade description or false trade mark prohibited
II: Consumer Information
27 Consumer information standards
28 Standards may be declared to be consumer information standards
III: Product Safety
29 Product safety standards
30 Standards may be declared to be product safety standards
31 Unsafe goods
32 Compulsory product recall
33 Importation of certain goods prohibited
IV: Safety of Services
34 Meaning of ``services''
35 Safety standards in respect of services
36 Standards may be declared to be services safety standards
V: Enforcement and Remedies
Jurisdiction of Courts
37 Jurisdiction of High Court
38 Jurisdiction of District Courts
39 Jurisdiction of Small Claims Tribunals
Offences
40 Contraventions of provisions of Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV an offence
Civil Proceedings
41 Injunctions may be granted by Court for contravention of Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV
42 Order to disclose information or publish advertisement
43 Other orders
44 Defences
45 Conduct by servants or agents
46 Finding in proceedings to be evidence
VI: Miscellaneous Provisions
47 Powers to obtain documents and inspect goods
48 Proceedings privileged
49 Repeals and consequential amendments
50 Saving of other laws
Schedule(s)
1 FIRST SCHEDULE: Enactment Amended
2 SECOND SCHEDULE: Enactments Repealed
3 THIRD SCHEDULE: Orders and Notices Revoked