← Consumer Protection (Trade Descriptions and Safety Requirements) Act 1975

Consumer Protection (Trade Descriptions and Safety Requirements) Act 1975 s 20

s 20 Innocent publication of advertisement

20. In proceedings for an offence under this Act committed by the publication of an advertisement, it is a defence for the person charged to prove —(a) that the person’s business is to publish or arrange for the publication of advertisements; and (b) that the person received the advertisement for publication in the ordinary course of business and did not know and had no reason to suspect that its publication would amount to an offence under this Act.

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