The Restrictive Trade Practices (Standards and Arrangements) (Services) Order 1995

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Restrictive Trade Practices (Standards and Arrangements) (Services) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 29th December 1995.

(2) In this Order—

“the 1976 Act” means the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976;

“arrangements” means, in respect of making available, supplying or obtaining any designated services within the meaning of the 1976 Act, arrangements as to the provision of information or advice to persons to or by whom designated services are supplied or agreed to be supplied;

“standards” means, in respect of making available, supplying or obtaining any designated services within the meaning of the 1976 Act, standards of performance in the provision of the services or standards of dimension, design, quality or performance in respect of goods used in providing them.

Approval of standards and arrangements

2.—(1) The standards specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order, being standards adopted by Electricity Association Services Limited on 31st October 1995, are hereby approved for the purposes of section 18(5) of the 1976 Act.

(2) The arrangements specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order, being arrangements adopted by Electricity Association Services Limited on 31st October 1995, are hereby approved for the purposes of section 18(5) of the 1976 Act.

John M. Taylor

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Competition and Consumer Affairs,Department of Trade and Industry

4th December 1995