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306.—(1) This regulation applies if the Ministers have given a notice under regulation 305 (“the original notice”) to a person.
(2) After the end of the period of 21 days referred to in that regulation, the Ministers must give a further notice in writing (“the new notice”) to that person of their determination whether the advertisement is compatible with the prohibitions imposed by Chapter 2.
(3) In making that determination, the Ministers must take account of any representations made in accordance with that regulation.
(4) If—
(a)the Ministers make a determination that the advertisement is compatible with the prohibitions imposed by Chapter 2; and
(b)the original notice imposed a requirement under regulation 305(4),
the new notice must provide that the requirement no longer applies.
(5) The following provisions apply if the Ministers make a determination that the advertisement is incompatible with the prohibitions imposed by Chapter 2.
(6) The new notice must give the Ministers' reasons for the determination.
(7) If the original notice imposed a requirement under regulation 305(4), the new notice may provide—
(a)that the requirement is to continue to apply; or
(b)that the requirement no longer applies.
(8) If the original notice did not impose a requirement under regulation 305(4), the new notice may require the person to whom it is given not to publish, or to cease to publish, the advertisement.