Defence of publication in the course of business
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12. In proceedings for an offence under these Regulations relating to advertising, it is a defence for the person charged to prove—
(a)that that person’s business is to publish or arrange for the publication of advertisements, and
(b)that the advertisement was received in the ordinary course of business and the person charged did not know and had no reason to suspect that its publication would amount to an offence under these Regulations.