Marginal note:Illegal trade practices
50 (1) Every one engaged in a business who
(a) is a party or privy to, or assists in, any sale that discriminates to his knowledge, directly or indirectly, against competitors of a purchaser of articles from him in that any discount, rebate, allowance, price concession or other advantage is granted to the purchaser over and above any discount, rebate, allowance, price concession or other advantage that, at the time the articles are sold to the purchaser, is available to the competitors in respect of a sale of articles of like quality and quantity,
(b) engages in a policy of selling products in any area of Canada at prices lower than those exacted by him elsewhere in Canada, having the effect or tendency of substantially lessening competition or eliminating a competitor in that part of Canada, or designed to have that effect, or
(c) engages in a policy of selling products at prices unreasonably low, having the effect or tendency of substantially lessening competition or eliminating a competitor, or designed to have that effect,
is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.
Marginal note:Defence
(2) It is not an offence under paragraph (1)(a) to be a party or privy to, or assist in, any sale mentioned therein unless the discount, rebate, allowance, price concession or other advantage was granted as part of a practice of discriminating as described in that paragraph.
Marginal note:Cooperative societies excepted
(3) Paragraph (1)(a) shall not be construed to prohibit a cooperative association, credit union, caisse populaire or cooperative credit society from returning to its members, suppliers or customers the whole or any part of the net surplus made in its operations in proportion to the acquisition or supply of articles from or to its members, suppliers or customers.
- R.S., 1985, c. C-34, s. 50
- 1999, c. 31, s. 50(F)
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