Marginal note:Prohibition respecting consumer textile articles

3. No dealer shall sell, import into Canada or advertise

• (a) a prescribed consumer textile article unless the article has applied to it a label containing a representation with respect to the textile fibre content of the article; or

• (b) any consumer textile article that has applied to it a label containing a representation with respect to the textile fibre content of the article unless the label is applied to it in accordance with and complies with all applicable provisions of this Act.

Marginal note:Prohibition respecting advertising

4. No dealer shall, in advertising a consumer textile article, make any representation with respect to the textile fibre content of the article except in accordance with the regulations.

Marginal note:Representations relating to consumer textile articles

• 5. (1) No dealer shall apply to a consumer textile article a label, or sell, import into Canada or advertise a consumer textile article that has applied to it a label containing any false or misleading representation that relates to or may reasonably be regarded as relating to the article.

• Marginal note:Representations relating to textile fibre products

  (2) No dealer shall, by means of a label, advertising or otherwise, make any false or misleading representation that relates to or may reasonably be regarded as relating to a textile fibre product.

• Marginal note:Definition of "false or misleading representation"

  (3) For the purposes of this section, “false or misleading representation” includes

  • (a) any representation in which expressions, words, figures, depictions or symbols are arranged or shown in a manner that may reasonably be regarded as likely to deceive any person with respect to textile fibre content;

  • (b) any expression, word, figure, depiction or symbol that implies or may reasonably be regarded as implying that a textile fibre product contains any fibre, fur or hair not contained in the product; and

  • (c) any description of the type, quality, performance, origin or method of manufacture or production of a textile fibre product that may reasonably be regarded as likely to deceive any person with respect to the matter so described.

Marginal note:Label containing representation respecting textile fibre content

6. Each label containing a representation with respect to the textile fibre content of the consumer textile article to which it is applied shall

• (a) be applied to the article in such form and manner as may be prescribed; and

• (b) show, in such form and manner as may be prescribed,

  • (i) the generic name of each textile fibre comprising five per cent or more by mass of the total fibre mass of the article,

  • (ii) subject to the regulations, such percentage by mass of the total fibre mass of the article as each textile fibre named pursuant to subparagraph (i) comprises,

  • (iii) the identity of the person by or for whom the consumer textile article was manufactured or made, and

  • (iv) such other information and representations as may be required by the regulations to be included in the label.