Implied warranty of quality
56.
(1) In any transaction or agreement pertaining to the supply of goods to a
consumer there is an implied provision that the producer or importer,
the distributor and
the retailer each warrant that the goods comply with the requirements and standards
contemplated in section 55, except to the extent that those goods have been altered
contrary to the instructions, or after leaving the control, of the producer or importer, a
distributor or the retailer, as the case may be.
(2) Within six months after the delivery of any goods to a consumer, the consumer
may return the goods to the supplier, without penalty and at the supplier’s risk and
expense, if the goods fail to satisfy the requirements and standards contemplated in
section 55, and the supplier must, at the direction of the consumer, either—
(a)
repair or replace the failed, unsafe or defective goods; or
(b)
refund to the consumer the price paid by the consumer, for the goods.
(3) If a supplier repairs any particular goods or any component of any such goods, and
within three months after that repair, the failure, defect or unsafe feature has not been
remedied, or a further failure, defect or unsafe feature is discovered, the supplier must—
(a)
replace the goods; or
(b)
refund to the consumer the price paid by the consumer for the goods.
(4)
The implied warranty imposed by subsection (1), and the right to return goods set
out in subsection (2), are each in addition to—
(a)
any other implied warranty or condition imposed by the common law, this Act
or any other public regulation; and
(b)
any express warranty or condition stipulated by the producer or importer,
distributor or retailer, as the case may be
This is the actual act for those who are curious. As per the underlined section the retailer is also responsible additional to the manufacturer/distributor.
