Advertising by information society servicesI13

After section 3 (advertising: newspapers, periodicals etc) of the Act insert—

Advertising: information society services3A

1

This subsection applies where by means of an information society service, provided in the course of a business, a tobacco advertisement is published—

a

in the United Kingdom, or

b

in an EEA State other than the United Kingdom, by a service provider established in the United Kingdom.

2

Where subsection (1) applies—

a

any proprietor of the information society service or any editor of the information contained in the information society service is guilty of an offence, and

b

any person who (directly or indirectly) procured the inclusion of the tobacco advertisement in the information contained in the information society service is guilty of an offence.