Multilevel Marketing and Pyramid Act
This act was created to prohibit the registration of businesses that are designed to promote multi-level marketing schemes or arrangements or pyramid selling schemes or arrangements in relation to the distribution and sale of commodities; to prohibit the incorporation or registration of companies which propose to promote multi-level marketing schemes or arrangements or pyramid selling schemes or arrangements in relation to the distribution and sale of commodities and to make it unlawful for any person to promote such schemes or arrangements and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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(Excluded Schemes and Arrangements) Order 2000
This Order explicitly excludes from the Multi-level Marketing and Pyramid Selling (Prohibition) Act certain schemes and arrangements. MTI has enhanced the safeguards on MLM schemes operating in Singapore, with the aim of protecting Singaporean consumers and at the same time promoting a conducive environment for legitimate businesses.
Multilevel Marketing and Pyramid Act (Excluded Schemes and Arrangements) Order 2000 PDFSingapore “Lemon Law”
“Lemon laws” are laws protecting consumers against defective goods that fail to conform to contract, or meet satisfactory quality or performance standards at the time of purchase, colloquially known as “lemons”.
The proposed amendments make it clearer that a defect found within 6 months is presumed to have existed at the point of delivery. These laws will make the transactional process between buyer and seller more open and transparent, with clearer rules on the burden of proof, and more certainty about the recourses available. With “lemon laws” in place, there are now additional remedies (e.g. repair and replacement) beyond just rejecting the goods and getting a refund.
The amendments will assure both locals and tourists that the products they buy are of good quality, and improve the image of the retail industry in Singapore. It will also foster good business practices among retailers.
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