PART IVExempt Communications: All Controlled Activities

Communications from customers and potential customers13.

(1)

The financial promotion restriction does not apply to any communication made by or on behalf of a person (“customer”) to one other person (“supplier”)—

(a)

in order to obtain information about a controlled investment F1or controlled claims management activity available from or a controlled service provided by the supplier; F2or

(b)

in order that the customer can acquire a controlled investment from that supplier or be supplied with a controlled service by that supplierF3; or

F4(c)

in order that the customer can be supplied with services in respect of a controlled claims management activity by that supplier.

(2)

For the purposes of paragraph (1), a controlled service is a service the provision of which constitutes engaging in a controlled activity by the supplier.