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Section 2(1)(f), “at least one of the parties” must fall under sub-clauses (i) to (iv) of Section 2(1)(f).

8. In a document entitled “Code of Ethics of Amway Direct Sellers”, under “Rules of Conduct”, it is stipulated as follows:

“2.1.17 Legal Entity Authorisation Form” (LEAF) means the document that must, in addition to the Direct Seller Contract, be completed by a Direct Seller required to or electing to operate an Amway Business in the name of an applicable legal entity.” xxx xxx xxx “3.1 Application and Starter Guide: In order to be considered for an Amway distributorship, an individual(s) must, in his/her/their own name(s) or on behalf of a legal entity, submit a signed, completed Direct Seller Application(in Form SA-88-ID), together with all required supporting documentation. A distributorship may be taken up in individual capacity or as a sole proprietorship concern, partnership firm or company. Amway reserves the right to require that Applicants having Non- Resident Indian (NRI), Person of Indian Origin (PIO) or Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status operate distributorships via certain types of legal entities.” xxx xxx xxx “3.14 Legal Entity Distributorships: A Direct Seller may own and operate his or her Distributorship as a sole proprietary concern or registered partnership firm or limited liability company (LLC), provided it complies with certain requirements and conditions. …” xxx xxx xxx “3.14.5 The sole business of the legal entity must be the operation of an Amway Distributorship. No other business may be conducted by such an entity.” xxx xxx xxx “3.17 Husband and Wife Distributorships: If both husband and wife wish to become Direct Sellers, they must be sponsored together for a single Distributorship. Husbands and wives may not be sponsored in different Lines of Sponsorship. Husbands and wives may not sponsor each other. If one spouse is already a Direct Seller, the other spouse, upon electing to become a Direct Seller, must join the same Distributorship as his or her spouse.

Amway Direct Sellers have no territorial limits. They can operate anywhere within India.” xxx xxx xxx “4.16 Exporting Amway Products: Amway Direct Sellers must sell Amway products and/or sponsor prospective Amway Direct Sellers within India only. No Direct Seller may export, or knowingly sell to others who exports, Amway Products from India, or from any other country in which Amway has established operations, into any country regardless of whether or not Amway is doing business in that country. For important legal reasons, including trade names and trademark protections; local laws on product registration, packaging, labelling ingredient content and formulation, product liability; customs and tax laws; and literature content or language requirements. Amway must limit the resale of Amway Products by Direct Sellers to only other Direct Sellers or retail customers located within country in which the Direct Seller legitimately buys the Amway Products and is authorised to do business. The term “products” includes, without limitation, all literature, sales aids, and any other items obtained by a Direct Seller from Amway or from his sponsor or Platinum. 4.16.1 Exporting Rule: Personal Use Globally, Amway’s Rules and Commercial Principles include prohibitions on exporting and importing Amway products from one market to another. Amway Direct Sellers may, however, take Amway products across borders for personal use, with the following limitations:

 The Amway Direct Seller is visiting another country and personally places the product order in that country.  The Amway Direct Seller physically picks up/receives the products in one country and personally carries the products to another country. There may be no couriers, shipping companies, or freight forwarders involved.  If the Amway Direct Seller has a Multiple Business in the country visited, the order cannot be placed as a customer order for an overseas customer.
9. In what is referred to as the “Legal Entity Authorisation Form”, what was filled up was “Legal Entity Authorisation Form: Sole Proprietor”. The said form which was filled in by the respondents reads as follows:
“LEGAL ENTITY AUTHORISATION FORM:
SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP Where an Amway Independent Business (“Amway Business”) will be operated in India via a Sole Proprietorship (the “Entity”) held by a Resident Indian, Non-Resident Indian (“NRI”), Person of Indian Origin (“PIO”) or Overseas Citizen of India (“OCI”), the Sole Proprietorship must, through the sole proprietor (the “Sole Proprietor”), complete this Legal Entity Authorisation Form for Amway Business Owners (the “Entity Agreement”) and submit it to Amway India Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. (“AIE”). The Sole Proprietor must agree to remain and ensure that the Entity remains in full compliance with the Rules of Conduct for Amway Business Owners. This Entity Agreement shall become effective if and when AlE signs the completed form. This Entity Agreement incorporated into and forms an integral part of the Amway Distributor Agreement, which includes any and all documents incorporated therein (the “ABO Contract”). In the event of any conflict, the terms and conditions of this Entity Agreement shall prevail.