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Consumer Protection (Trade Descriptions and Safety Requirements) Act 1975 s 5

Consumer Protection (Trade Descriptions and Safety Requirements) Act 1975 s 5

s 5 False trade descriptions

5. For the purposes of this Part —(a) a false trade description —(i) means a trade description which by reason of anything contained in or omitted from the trade description is false or likely to mislead in a material respect as regards the goods to which it is applied or in connection with which it is used; and (ii) includes every alteration of a trade description whether by way of addition, effacement or otherwise which makes the description false or likely to mislead in a material respect; and (b) a false indication, or anything likely to be taken as an indication which would be false, that any goods comply with a standard specified or recognised by any person or implied by the approval of any person is deemed to be a false trade description, if there is no such person or no standard as specified, recognised or implied.

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