Franchise Act 1998 · Updated to 1 Nov 2023 · Part IV · Conduct of Parties and Termination of Franchise Agreement
32. Non-renewal of franchise agreement
Feedback & supportA franchisor commits an offence if he refuses to renew a franchise agreement or extend a franchise term without compensating a franchisee either by a repurchase or by other means at a price to be agreed to between the franchisor and the franchisee after considering
franchisor
“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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franchise
“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).
the diminution in the value of the franchised business caused by the expiration of the franchise where—
the franchisee is barred by the franchise agreement, or by the refusal of the franchisor at least six months before the expiration date of the franchise agreement to waive any portion of the franchise agreement which prohibits the franchisee, from continuing to conduct similar business under another mark in the same area subsequent to the expiration of the franchise agreement; or
franchisee
“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;
the franchisee has not been given a written notice of the franchisor’s intent not to renew the franchise agreement at least six months prior to the expiration date of the franchise agreement.
franchise agreement
“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;