Clause 17 - Offence of advertising services
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill
3:45 pm
Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome, Liberal Democrat)
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman and I intended to raise that point. I believe that, for the purposes of the law, if someone puts something on the internet, it counts as publishing within UK jurisdiction. If someone has taken no action to arrange an advertisement in this country, but their cousin in Bangladesh takes out an advertisement purporting to offer advice services, I am not clear whether an offence has been committed under the Bill. I think that that should be an offence, and I hope that it is possible to phrase the clause appropriately.