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Version date: 24 May 2024 - onwards

148 Relevant infringements

(1) A commercial practice is a relevant infringement for the purposes of Chapter 3 or 4 if it -

(a) harms the collective interests of consumers,

(b) meets the UK connection condition (see section 149), and

(c) meets the specified prohibition condition (see section 150).

(2) In this Part -

"commercial practice" means an act or omission by a trader relating to the promotion or supply of - (a) the trader's goods, services or digital content to a consumer, (b) another trader's goods, services or digital content to a consumer, or (c) a consumer's goods, services or digital content to the trader or another person;

"consumer" means an individual acting for purposes that are wholly or mainly outside the individual's business;