Amendments of Fair Trading Act 1973
21 Monopoly references by Secretary of State alone.
It is hereby declared that where it appears to the Secretary of State that—
a
a monopoly situation exists or may exist as mentioned in subsection (1) of section 51 of the M1Fair Trading Act 1973 (monopoly references by Ministers), and
b
the goods or services in question are of a description mentioned in subsection (2) of that section, and
c
none of the Ministers mentioned in subsection (3) of that section has such functions as are mentioned in subsection (2) of that section in relation to goods or services of that description,
the Secretary of State may make a monopoly reference with respect to the existence or possible existence of that situation acting alone; and accordingly any reference which has been made in such circumstances by the Secretary of State acting alone has been made in compliance with that section.
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23 Amendment of s.137(3) of Fair Trading Act 1973. C1
In section 137(3) of the Fair Trading Act 1973 (definition of “the supply of services”) there shall be inserted after paragraph (b) the following words:—
and
c
includes the making of arrangements for a person to put or keep on land a caravan (within the meaning of Part I of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960) other than arrangements by virtue of which the person may occupy the caravan as his only or main residence.
C3C4C5C6C7C824 Modification of provisions about performance of Commission’s functions. C2
1
The Secretary of State may by order make such modifications in Part II of Schedule 3 to the M2Fair Trading Act 1973 (performance of functions of Commission) as appear to him to be appropriate for improving the performance by the Commission of their functions.
2
An order under this section may contain such transitional, incidental or supplementary provisions as the Secretary of State thinks fit.