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Regulation 5 Restriction on the volume price promotion of specified food

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(1)

A qualifying person must not offer specified food for sale as part of a volume price promotion—

(a)

in store, or

(b)

on an online marketplace.

(2)

In this regulation “volume price promotion” means—

(a)

a multibuy promotion, being the express offer of a financial incentive for buying multiple items compared with buying each item separately (including “3 for the price of 2”, “3 for £10”, or “buy six and save 25%”),

(b)

a promotion that indicates that an item, or any part of an item, is free (including “50% extra free”, or “buy one get one free”).

(3)

For the purposes of paragraph (2)(a), a multibuy promotion does not include a relevant special offer.