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254 Meaning of "subscription contract"

(1) For the purposes of this Chapter, a subscription contract is a contract between a trader and a consumer -

(a) for the supply of goods, services or digital content by the trader to the consumer in exchange for payment by the consumer,

(b) to which either or both of subsections (2) and (3) apply, and

(c) which is not an excluded contract (see section 255).

(2) This subsection applies to a contract if it contains terms which have the effect of providing -

(a) for an automatically recurring, or continuing, supply of goods, services or digital content to the consumer for an indefinite period or a fixed period,

(b) for the consumer to automatically incur liability for each supply, or recurring liabilities for the continuing supply, and

(c) a right for the consumer to bring the contract to an end.

(3) This subsection applies to a contract if it contains terms which have the effect of providing -

(a) for a supply of goods, services or digital content to a consumer free of charge, or at a r

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