F1PART 4AON-DEMAND PROGRAMME SERVICES
Chapter 2Regulation of on-demand programme services
Duties of service providers
368FAdvertising
(1)
Advertising of the following products is prohibited in on-demand programme services—
(a)
cigarettes or other tobacco products;
F2(aa)
electronic cigarettes or electronic cigarette refill containers;
(b)
any prescription-only medicine.
F3(2)
Advertising of alcoholic drinks is only permitted in on-demand programme services if—
(a)
it is not aimed specifically at persons under the age of eighteen, nor does it, in particular, depict such persons consuming alcoholic drinks;
(b)
it does not link the consumption of alcohol to enhanced physical performance or to driving;
(c)
it does not create the impression that the consumption of alcohol contributes towards social or sexual success;
(d)
it does not claim that alcohol has therapeutic qualities or that it is a stimulant, a sedative or a means of resolving personal conflicts;
(e)
it does not encourage immoderate consumption of alcohol or present abstinence or moderation in a negative light; and
(f)
it does not place emphasis on high alcoholic content as being a positive quality of alcoholic drinks.
(3)
Advertising included in an on-demand programme service—
(a)
must be readily recognisable as such, and
(b)
must not use techniques which exploit the possibility of conveying a message subliminally or surreptitiously.
(4)
Advertising included in an on-demand programme service must not—
(a)
prejudice respect for human dignity;
(b)
include or promote discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;
(c)
encourage behaviour prejudicial to health or safety;
(d)
encourage behaviour grossly prejudicial to the protection of the environment;
(e)
cause physical F4, mental or moral detriment to persons under the age of eighteen;
(f)
directly exhort such persons to purchase or rent goods or services in a manner which exploits their inexperience or credulity;
(g)
directly encourage such persons to persuade their parents or others to purchase or rent goods or services;
(h)
exploit the trust of such persons in parents, teachers or others; or
(i)
unreasonably show such persons in dangerous situations.