# The Regulation of Premium Rate Services Order 2024, Article 49: Requirements for controlled PRS provided to children


(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).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1046/article/49 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-premium-rate-services-order-2024/article-49
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