Restrictive Trade Practices (Information Agreements) Order 1969
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1969 No. 1842
RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES
The Restrictive Trade Practices (Information Agreements) Order 196918thDecember 1969
1stFebruary 1970
Whereas a notice has been published complying with the terms of section 5(5) of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1968(a) and all the representations made with respect thereto have been taken into consideration :
And Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament :
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of her powers under section 5(2) of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1968 as having effect by virtue of the Transfer of Functions (Monopolies, Mergers and Restrictive Trade Practices) Order 1969(b) hereby makes the following Order :—
1. This Order may be cited as the Restrictive Trade Practices (Information Agreements) Order 1969 and shall come into operation on 1st February 1970.
2.—(1) In this Order "the Act of 1956" and "the Act of 1968" mean, respectively, the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1956(c) and the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1968.
(2) The Interpretation Act 1889(d) shall apply for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
3.—(1) It is directed that the provisions of Part I of the Act of 1956 (including sections 7 and 8 thereof) shall apply in relation to the following class of information agreements, that is to say, agreements (other than agreements described in Part I of the Schedule hereto) which relate to any of the matters specified in paragraph (2) of this Article, whether or not they relate to any other matters.
(2) The matters referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows :—
(a) the prices charged or quoted or to be charged or quoted otherwise than to any of the parties to the relevant agreement for goods which have been or are to be supplied or offered or for the application of any process of manufacture to goods ;
(a) 1968 c. 66.
(b) S.I. 1969/1534 (1969 III, p. 4991).
(c) 1956 c. 68.
(d) 1889 c. 63.
(b) the terms or conditions on or subject to which goods have been or are to be supplied otherwise than to any such party or any such process has been or is to be applied to goods otherwise than for any such party.
Signed by order of the Secretary of State.
Edmund Dell, Minister of State, Department of Employment and Productivity.
18th December 1969.
Article 3(1)
SCHEDULE
PART I
AGREEMENTS TO WHICH THE ORDER DOES NOT APPLY
1. An agreement particulars of which would, but for the provisions of this paragraph, be required to be furnished to the Secretary of State by virtue of section 31 (provisions relating to export agreements) of the Act of 1956.
2. An agreement which, insofar as it contains provisions for or in relation to the furnishing of information with respect to the matters mentioned in Article 3(2), contains only...
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