27. Prohibition against similar business

Terms defined in s 4

• franchise

  franchise

  Defined · s 4

  “franchise” means a contract or an agreement, either expressed or implied, whether oral or written, between two or more persons by which— Franchise 9 (a) the franchisor grants to the franchisee the right to operate a business according to the franchise system as determined by the franchisor during a term to be determined by the franchisor; (b) the franchisor grants to the franchisee the right to use a mark, or a trade secret, or any confidential information or intellectual property, owned by the franchisor or relating to the franchisor, and includes a situation where the franchisor, who is the registered user of, or is licensed by another person to use, any intellectual property, grants such right that he possesses to permit the franchisee to use the intellectual property; (c) the franchisor possesses the right to administer continuous control during the franchise term over the franchisee’s business operations in accordance with the franchise system; and (d). (e) in return for the grant of rights, the franchisee may be required to pay a fee or other form of consideration. (f).

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• franchise agreement

  franchise agreement

  Defined · s 4

  “franchise agreement” means a contract or an agreement made between a franchisor and a franchisee in respect of a franchise in return for any form of consideration but does not include any contract or agreement made for the purpose of direct selling as provided by the Direct Sales Act 1993;

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• franchisee

  franchisee

  Defined · s 4

  “franchisee” means a person to whom a franchise is granted and includes, unless stated otherwise in this Act— (a) a master franchisee with regard to his relationship with a franchisor; and (b) a subfranchisee with regard to his relationship with a master franchisee;

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• franchisor

  franchisor

  Defined · s 4

  “franchisor” means a person who grants a franchise to a franchisee and includes a master franchisee with regard to his relationship with a subfranchisee, unless stated otherwise in this Act;

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• person

  person

  Defined · s 4

  “person” includes a natural person, corporation, partnership, association, firm, joint venture or trust;

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