Criminal Code

Marginal note:Definitions

379 In this Part,

goods

marchandises

goods means anything that is the subject of trade or commerce; (marchandises)

trading stamps

bons-primes

trading stamps includes any form of cash receipt, receipt, coupon, premium ticket or other device, designed or intended to be given to the purchaser of goods by the vendor thereof or on his behalf, and to represent a discount on the price of the goods or a premium to the purchaser thereof

• (a) that may be redeemed

  • (i) by any person other than the vendor, the person from whom the vendor purchased the goods or the manufacturer of the goods,

  • (ii) by the vendor, the person from whom the vendor purchased the goods or the manufacturer of the goods in cash or in goods that are not his property in whole or in part, or

  • (iii) by the vendor elsewhere than in the premises where the goods are purchased, or

• (b) that does not show on its face the place where it is delivered and the merchantable value thereof, or

• (c) that may not be redeemed on demand at any time,

but an offer, endorsed by the manufacturer on a wrapper or container in which goods are sold, of a premium or reward for the return of that wrapper or container to the manufacturer is not a trading stamp. (bons-primes)