# The Regulation of Premium Rate Services Order 2024, Article 48: Age verification for some types of controlled PRS


(1) A merchant who provides a service mentioned in article 25(2) (usage requirements for some types of controlled PRS to be stated in promotion and marketing) to a consumer must comply with the four requirements in this article.
(2) The first requirement is that the merchant must establish and maintain procedures for obtaining and verifying that a consumer intending to use the service is not under the age of 18 (“age verification”).
(3) The second requirement is that the merchant must carry out age verification in respect of the consumer before providing the service to that consumer.
(4) The third requirement is that the merchant must make and keep a record in writing of the age verification it carries out in respect of the consumer.
(5) The fourth requirement is that the merchant must refund to the bill-payer any charges paid for the use of the service by a person under the age of 18 without undue delay after the merchant becomes aware that the service has been, or is being, used by a person under the age of 18.
(6) In this article, “bill-payer” has the meaning given in article 23(2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1046/article/48 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-premium-rate-services-order-2024/article-48
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