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Cap. 378 · Consumer Affairs Act (Cap. 378)

Cap. 378 Art. 60Defective product.

PART IX

In forceOfficial text

(1) A product is defective if it fails to provide the safety which a person is entitled to expect, taking all circumstances into account including:

(a) the presentation of the product, how it was marketed, and any directions and warnings provided,

(b) the use to which it could reasonably be expected that the product would be put, and

(c) the time when the product was put into circulation.

(2) A product shall not be considered defective only because a better product is subsequently put into circulation.

(3) A product shall be considered defective if it does not provide for the safety which is usually provided for by other models of the same type.