# Unsolicited Services (Trade and Business Directories) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010, Section 6: Offence to demand payment where section 1 contravened


(1) A person commits an offence if, in a case where a payment in respect of a charge would be recoverable from the person in accordance with section 1(1), that person demands payment, or asserts a present or prospective right to payment, of the charge or any part of it, without having reasonable cause to believe that the requirements of section 2, 3, 4 or 5 have been met.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
(a) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine.
(3) For the purposes of this section any invoice or similar document stating the amount of any payment shall be regarded as asserting a right to the payment unless it complies with the conditions set out in paragraph 4 of the Schedule.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2010/15/section/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/unsolicited-services-trade-and-business-directories-act-northern-ireland-2010/section-6
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