Regulation 17

a person (referred to in this paragraph as the donor) makes any payment exceeding $200 to a commercial fund-raiser in response to any solicitation or representation referred to in regulation 16(1), (2) or (3) which —

is made face-to-face between the commercial fund‑raiser and one or more donors; or

is made during any live telephone conversation between the commercial fund-raiser and one or more donors; and

before the end of the period of 7 days beginning on the date of the solicitation or representation, the donor serves on the commercial fund-raiser a notice in writing which, however expressed, indicates the donor’s intention to cancel the payment,the donor shall, subject to paragraph (4), be entitled to have the payment refunded to him without delay by the commercial fund‑raiser.

the donor is or may be liable to make one payment or a series of payments to the commercial fund-raiser; and

the amount or aggregate amount which the donor is, or may be, liable to pay to the commercial fund-raiser under the agreement exceeds $200.

on the date of the notice, the agreement and any liability of any person (other than the donor) in connection with the payment or series of payments under that agreement are cancelled;

subject to paragraph (4), the donor is entitled to have the following refunded to the donor without delay by the commercial fund-raiser: (i)where the agreement concerns one payment — that payment;

where the agreement concerns a series of payments — all or any of the payments made under that agreement as the donor may request.

makes any payment exceeding $200 to a commercial fund‑raiser; and

does not enter into any such agreement as is mentioned in paragraph (2),then, if before the end of the period of 7 days beginning on the date of the solicitation or representation, the donor serves on the commercial fund-raiser a notice in writing which, however expressed, indicates the donor’s intention to cancel the payment, the donor shall, subject to paragraph (4), be entitled to have the payment refunded to him without delay by the commercial fund-raiser.

is a right to have refunded to him the amount of the payment less any administrative expenses reasonably incurred by the commercial fund-raiser in connection with the making of the refund, or (in the case of a refund under paragraph (2A)) dealing with the notice of cancellation served by that person; and

shall, in the case of a payment for goods already received, be conditional upon restitution being made by him of the goods in question.

to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both; and

in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $100 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.