# The Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008, Regulation 12: Innocent publication defence


In any proceedings against a person for an offence under regulation 6 committed by the publication of advertising it is a defence for that person to prove that—
(a) he is a person whose business it is to publish or to arrange for the publication of advertising;
(b) he received the advertising for publication in the ordinary course of business; and
(c) he did not know and had no reason to suspect that its publication would amount to an offence under regulation 6.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110811475/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-business-protection-from-misleading-marketing-regulations-2008/regulation-12
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