Article 384 Exclusion of offences under section 397 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000I1

After paragraph (5) of Article 13 of the Consumer Protection (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (offence of giving misleading information) insert—

“(5A)

A person is not guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) or (2) above if, in giving the misleading indication which would otherwise constitute an offence under either of those paragraphs, he is guilty of an offence under section 397 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (misleading statements and practices).”.