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Article 49 Requirements for controlled PRS provided to children

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

This article applies to a merchant who provides a controlled PRS to a child.

(2)

The merchant must ensure that the service is not provided in a manner which exploits the credulity, inexperience or sense of loyalty of any child.

(3)

The merchant must also not impose on the consumer a charge for an amount exceeding—

(a)

where the service is not provided under a subscription contract, £5 for a single transaction, up to a total charge of £20 per month irrespective of the number of transactions, and

(b)

where the service is provided under a subscription contract, £5 per month.

(4)

References to amounts in pounds sterling in paragraph (3) are inclusive of VAT.

(5)

In this article—

  • “child” has the meaning given in article 23(2);

  • “subscription contract” has the meaning given in article 8(5).