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Fair Trading Act 1986

Enforcement and remedies - Offences

40G: Effect of infringement notice

You could also call this:

“An infringement notice protects you from getting a criminal record”

If you get an infringement notice, it means you won’t get a criminal record for that specific offence. This is important because it protects you from having a mark on your criminal history for this particular infringement.

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Part 5 Enforcement and remedies
Offences

40GEffect of infringement notice

  1. If an infringement notice is issued, a criminal record must not be created in respect of the infringement offence.

Notes
  • Section 40G: inserted, on , by section 29 of the Fair Trading Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 143).