Part 1

The Office of Fair Trading

Miscellaneous

Part 2 of the 1973 Act
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1
The following provisions of the 1973 Act shall cease to have effect—
a
section 3 and Schedule 2 (which establish, and make provision with respect to, the Consumer Protection Advisory Committee);
b
sections 13 to 21 (which relate to references made to, and reports of, that Committee); and
c
section 22 (power of Secretary of State to make orders in pursuance of a report of that Committee).
2
But subsection (1)(c) does not affect—
a
any order under section 22 of the 1973 Act which is in force immediately before the commencement of this section;
b
the continued operation of that section so far as applying to the revocation of any such order.
3
If the orders saved by subsection (2)(a) have been revoked, the Secretary of State may by order—
a
repeal any unrepealed provision of Part 2 of the 1973 Act and subsection (2) above; and
b
make such other consequential modifications of any Act or subordinate legislation (whenever passed or made) as he thinks fit.
4
An order under subsection (3)—
a
may make transitional or saving provision in connection with any modification made by the order; and
b
shall be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.