The Foreign Package Holidays (Tour Operators and Travel Agents) Order 2001

Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 2581

COMPETITION

The Foreign Package Holidays (Tour Operators and Travel Agents) Order 2001

Made

12th July 2001

Laid before Parliament

18th July 2001

Coming into force

20th August 2001

Whereas the Secretary of State, as required by section 91(2) of the Fair Trading Act 1973(1), published a notice on 12th February 2001 of his intention to make this Order, and invited written representations to be made to him on or before 21st March 2001 about the provisions proposed to be contained in it;

And whereas the Secretary of State has considered the representations received;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, being the appropriate Minister under section 56 of the said Act, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 56(2) and 90(2), (3) and (4) of, and paragraphs 1, 4, and 6 of Schedule 8 to, the said Act, and for the purpose of remedying or preventing adverse effects specified in the report of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission entitled “Foreign Package Holidays: A report on the supply in the UK of tour operators' services and travel agents' services in relation to foreign package holidays”(2), hereby makes the following Order:—

(1)

1973 c. 41.

(2)

Cm. 3813