Trading Representations (Disabled Persons) Amendment Act 1972

1 Amendment of section 1 of Trading Representations (Disabled Persons) Act 1958. E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Subsection (1) of section 1 of the M1 Trading Representations (Disabled Persons) Act 1958 (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Act”) (which places restrictions on selling goods advertised as made or sold for the benefit of blind or otherwise disabled persons) shall be read and have effect as if—

(a) after the words “in selling” there were inserted the words “any goods or exchanging any article or thing for any other article or thing”;

(b) in paragraph (a) after the word “goods” there were inserted the words “article or thing”;

(c) in paragraph (b) after the word “goods” where first appearing there were inserted the words “article or thing” and after the word “goods” where secondly appearing there were inserted the words “or the exchange of the article or thing”;

(d) after the words “or by post” there were inserted the words “or by telephone”;

(e) the words “unless the person carrying on the business is registered under this Act in rrespect of goods of that descrption” were omitted; and

(f) in place of the words “on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and imprisonment” there were inserted the following—

“(i) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £400; and

(ii) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both.”

(2) Subsection (2) of the said section 1 shall be read and have effect as if—

(a) after the word “goods” there were inserted the words “articles or things”; and

(b) in place of the words “either produced, prepared, packed or otherwise made ready for sale by his own labour” there were substituted the words “produced by his own labour”.

(3) [F1 Subsection (5) of the said section 1 shall be read and have effect as if—

(a) after the word “means” there were inserted the words “the Greater London Council”; and

(b) in place of the words “metropolitan borough” there were inserted the words “London borough”.]

(4) Subsection (6) of the said section 1 is hereby repealed.

(5) Section 1 of the principal Act as amended shall have effect as set out in the Schedule to this Act.

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Amendments (Textual)

F1 S. 1(3) repealed in part by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), ss. 1, 102, Sch. 17

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 The text of ss. 1(1)–(4), 2 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as indicated, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Marginal Citations

M1 1958 c. 49.

2 Repeals. E+W+S+N.I.

Sections 2 and 3 of the principal Act (which relate to registration under that Act) are hereby repealed.

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Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 The text of ss. 1(1)–(4), 2 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as indicated, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

3 Short title and commencement. E+W+S+N.I.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Trading Representations (Disabled Persons) Amendment Act 1972.

(2) This Act shall come into operation on 1st January, 1973.