Trading Representations (Disabled Persons) Amendment Act 1972

1 Amendment of section 1 of Trading Representations (Disabled Persons) Act 1958.

(1) Subsection (1) of section 1 of the [1958 c. 49.] Trading Representations (Disabled Persons) Act 1958 (hereinafter referred to as " the principal Act") (which places restrictions on selling goods advertised as made by or sold for the benefit of blind or otherwise disabled persons) shall be read and have effect as if—

(a) after the words " in selling" there were inserted the words " any goods or exchanging any article or thing for any other article or thing ";

(b) in paragraph (a) after the word " goods " there were inserted the words " article or thing ";

(c) in paragraph (b) after the word " goods " where first appearing there were inserted the words " article or thing " and after the word " goods " where secondly appearing there were inserted the words " or the exchange of the article or thing ";

(d) after the words " or by post" there were inserted the words " or by telephone ";

(e) the words " unless the person carrying on the business is registered under this Act in respect of goods of that description " were omitted; and

(f) in place of the words " on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and imprisonment" there were inserted the following—

“(i) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £400; and

(ii) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both”.

(2) Subsection (2) of the said section 1 shall be read and have effect as if—

(a) after the word " goods " there were inserted the words " articles or things "; and

(b) in place of the words " either produced, prepared, packed or otherwise made ready for sale by his own labour " there were substituted the words " produced by his own labour ".

(3) Subsection (5) of the said section 1 shall be read and have effect as if—

(a) after the word " means " there were inserted the words " the Greater London Council "; and

(b) in place of the words " metropolitan borough " there were inserted the words " London borough ".

(4) Subsection (6) of the said section 1 is hereby repealed.

(5) Section 1 of the principal Act as amended shall have effect as set out in the Schedule to this Act.