Section 20A: Advertisements

20A. Advertisements (1) No person shall, in any manner whatsoever, publish, broadcast or cause to be published or broadcast, an advertisement relating to the hire purchase or credit sale of any goods which— (a) is, or is likely to be, misleading to readers, viewers or listeners; (b) indicates, or tends to indicate, that a hire purchase or credit sale agreement my be entered into in contravention of this Act; or (c) does not indicate that no hire purchase or credit sale agreement shall be entered into with a person where it causes him to be over indebted. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine no exceeding 50,000 rupees. [S. 20A inserted by s. 24 (1) of Act 2 of 2007 w.e.f. 7 March 2007.]