27(1)The Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 11 (appeals from certain tribunals), in subsection (6), for “the Director General of Fair Trading” there is substituted “ the Office of Fair Trading ”.
(3)In section 14 (restricted application of Act in relation to certain tribunals), in subsection (1)(b), for “the Director General of Fair Trading” there is substituted “ the Office of Fair Trading ”.
(4)In Part 1 of Schedule 1 (tribunals under direct supervision of council), in column 2—
(a)for paragraph 9A there is substituted—
| “ | 9A. The Competition Appeal Tribunal established under section 12 of the Enterprise Act 2002.”; |
(b)for paragraph 17 there is substituted—
| “ | 17. The Office of Fair Trading in respect of its functions under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and the Estate Agents Act 1979, and any member of its staff authorised to exercise those functions.” |
Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation
F1Act: for the words "solicitor of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland" wherever they occur there is substituted (prosp.) the words "solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland" by virtue of Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148(1), Sch. 11 para. 5 [Editorial Note: this amendment will be carried through into the text of the Act at the same time as any other effects on the Act for the year in which the relevant commencement order (or first such order) is made]