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(1)Proceedings under this Chapter are civil proceedings for the purposes of—
(a)section 11 of the Civil Evidence Act 1968 (convictions admissible as evidence in civil proceedings);
(b)section 10 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968 (corresponding provision in Scotland);
(c)section 7 of the Civil Evidence Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 (c.36 (N.I.)) (corresponding provision in Northern Ireland).
(2)In proceedings under this Chapter any finding by a court in civil proceedings that a person has engaged in infringing conduct—
(a)is admissible as evidence that the conduct has occurred;
(b)unless the contrary is proved, is sufficient evidence that the conduct has occurred.
(3)But subsection (2) does not apply to any finding—
(a)which has been reversed on appeal;
(b)which has been varied on appeal so as to negate it.
(4)For the purposes of subsection (2), a person engages in “infringing conduct” if—
(a)the person has engaged in a commercial practice that constitutes a relevant infringement, or
(b)the person is an accessory to such a practice.
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