{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-consumer-protection-from-unfair-trading-regulations-2008/regulation-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-consumer-protection-from-unfair-trading-regulations-2008/regulation-16.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2008/9780110811574",
  "legislation_title": "The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-consumer-protection-from-unfair-trading-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/16",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Offence due to the default of another person",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies where a person “X”—\n(a) commits an offence under regulation 9, 10, 11 or 12, or\n(b) would have committed an offence under those regulations but for a defence under regulation 17 or 18,\nand the commission of the offence, or of what would have been an offence but for X being able to rely on a defence under regulation 17 or 18, is due to the act or default of some other person “Y”.\n(2) Where this regulation applies Y is guilty of the offence, subject to regulations 17 and 18, whether or not Y is a trader and whether or not Y’s act or default is a commercial practice.\n(3) Y may be charged with and convicted of the offence by virtue of paragraph (2) whether or not proceedings are taken against X.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110811574/regulation/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:16:40.557752+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}