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<Title><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/4" id="c00001" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2026" Number="0004">UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2026</Citation></Title>
<Number>4</Number>
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<DateText>27 February 2026</DateText>
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<Title><CitationSubRef id="c00031" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/4/section/21" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-21">Section 21</CitationSubRef>: Restrictions on power to destroy infringing article</Title>
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<Text>Section 21 provides that an infringing article may be destroyed only if it is appropriate to do so to end or prevent the further commission of an advertising offence and seizure or concealment would not be a reasonable course of action in the circumstances. Destruction is, therefore, only available as a measure of last resort.</Text>
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