The Merger Reference (Universal Foods Corporation and Pointing Holdings Limited) (Interim Provision) (Revocation) Order 1999

Statutory Instruments

1999 No. 3415

MONOPOLIES AND MERGERS

The Merger Reference (Universal Foods Corporation and Pointing Holdings Limited) (Interim Provision) (Revocation) Order 1999

Made

20th December 1999

Laid before Parliament

21st December 1999

Coming into force

21st December 1999

The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 74 and 134(2) of the Fair Trading Act 1973(1) hereby makes the following Order:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Merger Reference (Universal Foods Corporation and Pointing Holdings Limited) (Interim Provision) (Revocation) Order 1999 and shall come into force at 11.00am on 21st December 1999.

2.  The Merger Reference (Universal Foods Corporation and Pointing Holdings Limited) (Interim Provision) Order 1999(2) is hereby revoked.

Kim Howells

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Consumers and Corporate Affairs,

Department of Trade and Industry

20th December 1999

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes the Merger Reference (Universal Foods Corporation and Pointing Holdings Limited) (Interim Provision) Order 1999. The earlier Order was made to prevent action which might prejudice the investigation by the Competition Commission of the merger between Universal Foods Corporation and Pointing Holdings Limited. The report of the Competition Commission on their investigation has been published by The Stationery Office (Cm 4544).

(1)

1973 c. 41.

(2)

S.I. 1999/2560.