Door to Door Sales Act 1967

Part 1

You have for a short time a legal right to cancel this Agreement.

You can do this by completing and giving to [name and address of vendor], before the end of the period of 7 days beginning with the day after the day on which you signed the agreement, the notice of cancellation handed to you on that day. You can give the notice by posting it in a prepaid letter, or by delivering it, to the above-named vendor at the address shown in this statement.

If you cancel this agreement any money you have already paid must be refunded to you. If you have given any goods in part exchange (trade-in) these goods, or their value, must also be returned to you. If you have received the goods purchased by you, you need take no action to return them but can wait for them to be collected. You need not hand them over unless you have received a request to do so and have had your money and goods (trade-in) returned to you.

Part 2
Requirements as to statutory statement

• 1 The statement set out in Part 1 shall appear in the agreement, close to the signature of the purchaser, on the page which contains particulars of the goods or services. The statement, the signature, and the particulars shall all appear on the same side of that page.

  • Schedule 2 clause 1: substituted, on 1 April 1974, by section 7 of the Door to Door Sales Amendment Act 1973 (1973 No 42).

• 2 The width of the outlined area shall be not less than 150 millimetres and its height shall be not less than 75 millimetres; and the thickness of the outlining shall be not less than 0.6 of a millimetre.

  • Schedule 2 clause 2: substituted, on 1 April 1974, by section 7 of the Door to Door Sales Amendment Act 1973 (1973 No 42).

• 3 The lettering in the statement shall be roman or upright sanserif and the height of the smallest letter shall be not less than 1.5 millimetres:

  provided that these requirements shall not apply to any part of the statement which consists of handwriting.

  • Schedule 2 clause 3: substituted, on 1 April 1974, by section 7 of the Door to Door Sales Amendment Act 1973 (1973 No 42).

• 4 The words “NOTICE TO CUSTOMER: RIGHT OF CANCELLATION” shall be in bold capital letters at least 3 millimetres in height; but except for these words, the initial letters of other words, and any part of the statement which consists of handwriting, lettering in the statement shall not be in capital letters.

  • Schedule 2 clause 4: substituted, on 1 April 1974, by section 7 of the Door to Door Sales Amendment Act 1973 (1973 No 42).

• 5 The statement, which shall be legible and shall be capable of being read easily by a person with normal vision, shall be within the plain view of any such person reading the agreement.

  • Schedule 2 clause 5: substituted, on 1 April 1974, by section 7 of the Door to Door Sales Amendment Act 1973 (1973 No 42).

• 6 Except for the name and address of the vendor, the contents of the statement shall not consist of handwriting or a reproduction thereof.

  • Schedule 2 clause 6: substituted, on 1 April 1974, by section 7 of the Door to Door Sales Amendment Act 1973 (1973 No 42).