Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 (repealed 1.3.2000) (Version in vigour from 2000-03-01 to )

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Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 (repealed 1.3.2000)
Part I: Registration and Judicial Investigation of Restrictive Agreements

1: Registration of agreements and Court’s jurisdiction.

2: Restrictions against public interest and consequent Court orders.

3: Interim orders of the Court.

4: Variation of the Court’s decisions.

5: The European Communities.

Part II: Goods

6: Restrictive agreements as to goods.

7: Information agreements as to goods.

8: Trade associations.

9: Provisions to be disregarded under Part II.

10: Presumption under Part II as to the public interest.

Part III: Services

11: Restrictive agreements as to services.

12: Information agreements as to services.

13: Designated services.

14: Supplementary provisions as to orders under Part III.

15: Procedure as to orders under Part III.

16: Services supply associations.

17: Matters equivalent to restrictions for purposes of s. 11.

18: Provisions to be disregarded under Part III.

19: Presumption under Part III as to the public interest.

20: Interpretation of Part III.

Part IV: General

Proceedings

21: Director’s duties as to proceedings for investigation.
22: Rules of procedure.

Registration

23: General provisions as to the register.
24: Particulars and time for registration.
25: Particulars of export agreements.: Section 24 above has effect in relation to an agreement which is or becomes one to which this Act would apply but for—
25A: Registration of non-notifiable agreement: duty to inform parties.
26: Court’s power to rectify the register, etc.
27: Regulations for registration.
27ZA: Certain provisions not to be acted upon before registration.

Non-notifiable agreements

27A: Non-notifiable agreements.

Exemptions

28: Excepted agreements.
29: Agreements important to the national economy.
30: Agreements holding down prices.
31: Supplementary provisions for ss. 29 and 30.
32: Wholesale co-operative societies.
33: Agricultural and forestry associations, and fisheries associations.
34: Authorisations for purposes of E.C.S.C. Treaty.

Enforcement

35: Failure to register.
36: Director’s power to obtain information.
37: Court’s power to order examination on oath.
38: Offences in connection with registration.
39: Proceedings and venue in respect of offences.

Part V: Miscellaneous and Supplemental

40: Order under s. 56 of Fair Trading Act 1973.

41: Disclosure of information.

42: Orders and regulations.

43: Interpretation and construction.

44: Consequential amendments, repeals and transitional provisions.: The provisions of Schedule 4 to this Act have effect; and subject to the transitional provisions and savings contained in that Schedule—

45: Short title, extent and commence-ment.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Section 13.
Services Excluded from Section 13 (Designated Services)

SCHEDULE 2 Section 24.
Furnishing of Particulars of Agreements

SCHEDULE 3 Section 28.
Excepted Agreements

Agreements for statutory purposes
Exclusive dealing
Know-how about goods
Trade marks
Patents and registered designs
Copyrights
Design right
Agreements as to goods with overseas operation
Exclusive supply of services
Know-how about services
Agreements for supplying services with overseas operation

SCHEDULE 4 Section 44.
Transitional Provisions and Savings

General provisions
Insignificant agreements under the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1956, s. 12
Section 18(2) of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1956

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