Electric Vehicles Charging Act 2022 · s 16

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s 16Defences

In any proceedings for an offence under section 15(1), it is a defence for the person charged to prove that —

(a)

the person —

(i)

is a person whose business is to publish or arrange for the publication of advertisements and that the person received the advertisement for publication in the ordinary course of business; and

(ii)

did not know and had no reason to suspect that the advertisement would contravene the provisions of section 15(1); or

(b)

the advertisement is published for the sole purpose of destroying or exporting the non‑approved EV charger.