In this Act, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires,—

• “acquire” includes hire;

• “send” includes deliver, and “sender” shall be construed accordingly;

• “unsolicited” means, in relation to goods sent to any person, that they are sent without any prior request made by him or on his behalf.

For the purposes of this Act, 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 Part 2 of the Schedule to the Regulatory Reform (Unsolicited Goods and Services Act 1971) (Directory Entries and Demands for Payment) Order 2005.

Nothing in section 3 or 3B affects the rights of any consumer under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013.