The Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008

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1. Introductory Text

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   PART 1 DEFINITIONS AND PROHIBITIONS

   1. 1. Citation and Commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Prohibition of advertising which misleads traders

   4. 4. Comparative advertising

   5. 5. Promotion of misleading advertising and comparative advertising which is not permitted

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   PART 2 OFFENCES

   1. 6. Misleading advertising

   2. 7. Penalty for offence under regulation 6

   3. 8. Offences committed by bodies of persons

   4. 9. Offence due to the default of another person

   5. 10. Time limit for prosecution

   6. 11. Due diligence defence

   7. 12. Innocent publication defence

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   PART 3 ENFORCEMENT

   1. 13. Duty to enforce

   2. 14. Notice to OFT of intended prosecution

   3. 15. Injunctions to secure compliance with the Regulations

   4. 16. Undertakings

   5. 17. Co-ordination

   6. 18. Powers of the court

   7. 19. Notifications of undertakings and orders to the OFT

   8. 20. Publication, information and advice

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   PART 4 INVESTIGATION POWERS

   1. 21. Powers of Enforcement Authorities to obtain information

   2. 22. Power to make test purchases

   3. 23. Power of entry and investigation, etc.

   4. 24. Power to enter premises with a warrant

   5. 25. Obstruction of authorised officers

   6. 26. Notice of test and intended proceedings

   7. 27. Compensation

   8. 28. Crown

   9. 29. Validity of agreements

6. Signature

7. Explanatory Note