ADMS 2610 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Consumer Protection, Credit History, False Advertising

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 2610
• Professor: Alex Browning

Document Summary

Industrial input/ waste: deals with packaging (hazard warnings symbols must be included, motor vehicle safety act, safety standards for motor vehicle/vehicle parts, testing procedures, before vehicle ready to be used, consumer information. Information: related to safety/protection, protects consumer from deceptive/unfair practices, thrust, disclosure of information, product/service, prohibition of false/misleading information, examples, weights and measures act, uniform system of weights/measures applied to goods sold in. If proven less durable/satisfactory: than (cid:373)a(cid:374)ufa(cid:272)turer"s (cid:272)lai(cid:373)s, not in all provinces, lemon laws, for autos- arbitration process, manufacturers resolve warranty complaints through binding arbitration. If automobile has defect, arbitrator authority to direct repair to manufacturer: only apply to new vehicles during warranty period, saskatchewan act, subsequent users can enforce statutory warranty under consumer. Protection act: statutory warranties, express warranties on goods provided by statute, apply to actual purchaser only, or those who use/purchase good, at common law.