(1)This Act may be cited as the Competition Act 1980.
[F1(2)Unless the context otherwise requires, in this Act “Minister” includes a government department and the following expressions shall have the same meanings as they have in Part 3 of the Enterprise Act 2002—
“business”
[F2“the CMA”]
“enactment”
“goods”
“services”
“supply (in relation to the supply of goods)”
“the supply of services”.]
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F3(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(5)This Act shall come into operation on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint, and different days may be so appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.
(6)An order under this section appointing a day for the coming into operation of any provision of Schedule 2 to this Act may contain such savings with respect to the operation of that provision and such incidental and transitional provisions as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.
(7)Any reference in any provision of this Act to the appointed day shall be construed as a reference to the day appointed or, as the case may require, first appointed under this section for the coming into operation of that provision.
(8)This Act extends to Northern Ireland.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 33(2) substituted (20.6.2003) by Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40), s. 279, Sch. 25 para. 10(9); S.I. 2003/1397, art. 2(1), Sch. (with art. 8)
F2Words in s. 33(2) substituted (1.4.2014) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), s. 103(3), Sch. 6 para. 8; S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(d) (with Sch.)
F3S. 33(3)(4) repealed (1.3.2000) by 1998 c. 41, s. 74(1)(3), Sch. 12 para. 4(15)(b), Sch. 14 Pt. I (with s. 73); S.I. 2000/344, art. 2, Sch.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Power of appointment conferred by s. 33(5) fully exercised: S.I. 1980/497, 1980/978