Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 2473

The Restrictive Trade Practices (Standards and Arrangements) (Goods) Order 1993

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1993 No. 2473

RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES

The Restrictive Trade Practices (Standards and Arrangements) (Goods) Order 1993

The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 9(5) of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976^[1], hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation
    1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the Restrictive Trade Practices (Standards and Arrangements) (Goods) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 1st November 1993.

    (2)  In this Order—
"the 1976 Act" means the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976;
"arrangement" means, in respect of the production, supply or acquisition of any goods or the application to goods of any process of manufacture, an arrangement as to the provision of information or advice to purchasers, consumers or users;
"standards" means, in respect of the production, supply or acquisition of any goods or the application to goods of any process of manufacture, standards of dimension, design, quality or performance.

Approval of standards and arrangements
    2.—(1)  The standards specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order, being standards adopted by Electricity Associated Services Limited on 8th October 1993, are hereby approved for the purposes of section 9(5) of the 1976 Act.

    (2)  The arrangement specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order, being an arrangement adopted by Electricity Association Services Limited on 8th October 1993, is hereby approved for the purposes of section 9(5) of the 1976 Act.

Neil Hamilton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry

10th October 1993

[1] 1976 c. 34. back

Explanatory Note