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which rapid and complete recovery followed its use suggest strongly that it must be the same in the dreaded cancer though were I to state this to be a fact I should be liable, under the Cancer Act, to fine and imprisonment". He was fined £10 (equivalent to approximately £350 in 2017) for breaching the Cancer Act, and a further £10 for breaching the
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charges under other consumer protection legislation. The company was fined £11,000 (plus £1,000) costs. The directors pleaded guilty and had to pay fines of £2,000 and £1,500 (and £8,013 and £2,000 in costs respectively). One of the directors was given a community service order requiring 200 hours of work.
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