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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/34/section/2</dc:identifier><dc:title>Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023</dc:title><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2024-01-17</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2024-01-20</dct:valid>
					
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<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
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<Text>The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that a person selling equipment of a kind falling within a description in section <InternalLink Ref="section-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/34/section/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/34/section/1">1</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-1-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/34/section/1/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/34/section/1/2">(2)</InternalLink> must record specified information in connection with the sale.</Text>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/34/section/2/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/34/section/2/2" id="section-2-2">
<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
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<Text>The information may include, for example—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>a name, address or telephone number, or other contact details, of the buyer,</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>the make, model or colour of the equipment,</Text>
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<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
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<Text>if the equipment is marked with a unique identifier of a kind specified in regulations under section <InternalLink Ref="section-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/34/section/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/34/section/1">1</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-1-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/34/section/1/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/34/section/1/1">(1)</InternalLink>—</Text>
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<Pnumber>i</Pnumber>
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<Text>details of that unique identifier, and</Text>
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<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
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<Text>the method or location of the marking, and</Text>
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<Pnumber>d</Pnumber>
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<Text>the date on which the contract of sale was entered into.</Text>
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<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
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<Text>Regulations under subsection <InternalLink Ref="section-2-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/34/section/2/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/34/section/2/1">(1)</InternalLink> may make provision about—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>when the information must be recorded;</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>for how long the information must be kept;</Text>
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<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
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<Text>the form in which the information must be kept (including, for example, in an online system of a particular kind).</Text>
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<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
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<Text>Regulations under subsection <InternalLink Ref="section-2-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/34/section/2/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/34/section/2/1">(1)</InternalLink> may not require a person selling equipment to record information if—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>the sale is solely for the purposes of onward sale by the buyer, or</Text>
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<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/34/section/2/4/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/34/section/2/4/b" id="section-2-4-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>the equipment has previously been used for the purpose for which it was primarily designed or adapted.</Text>
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