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Make provision for the display of climate change information in motor vehicle |
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advertising and registration documents. |
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Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and |
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consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present |
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Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— |
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1 | Climate change information in motor vehicle advertising |
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(1) | Any advertisement for a motor vehicle must contain information about the |
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impact of the advertised product on climate change. |
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(2) | The information referred to in subsection (1) must include— |
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(a) | all the information published in the Vehicle Certification Agency’s |
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point of sale label for the vehicle; |
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(b) | a statement from the Government Chief Scientific Adviser on the |
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relationship between greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. |
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(3) | The information referred to in subsection (2) must— |
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(a) | in the case of a printed advertisement, occupy not less than 25 per cent |
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of the total space occupied by the advertisement; |
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(b) | in the case of an advertisement on television or film, or other medium |
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using moving images, feature for no less than 25 per cent of the total |
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time of the advertisement. |
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(4) | A person or organisation that causes to be published or broadcast an |
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advertisement that does not comply with the provisions of this section is guilty |
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(5) | A person or body guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary |
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conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. |
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2 | Vehicle registration document |
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The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency shall provide with each licence |
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issued after this Act comes into force the information referred to in section 1(2). |
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