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Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 3130

The Restrictive Trade Practices (Standards and Arrangements) (Services) Order 1995

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1995 No. 3130

RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES

The Restrictive Trade Practices (Standards and Arrangements) (Services) Order 1995

Made4th December 1995
Laid before Parliament5th December 1995
Coming into force29th December 1995

    The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 18(5) of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976[1], hereby makes the following Order:
    Citation, commencement and interpretation
        1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the Restrictive Trade Practices (Standards and Arrangements) (Services) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 29th December 1995.

        (2)  In this Order—
      "the 1976 Act" means the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976;

      "arrangements" means, in respect of making available, supplying or obtaining any designated services within the meaning of the 1976 Act, arrangements as to the provision of information or advice to persons to or by whom designated services are supplied or agreed to be supplied;

      "standards" means, in respect of making available, supplying or obtaining any designated services within the meaning of the 1976 Act, standards of performance in the provision of the services or standards of dimension, design, quality or performance in respect of goods used in providing them.

    Approval of standards and arrangements
        2.—(1)  The standards specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order, being standards adopted by Electricity Association Services Limited on 31st October 1995, are hereby approved for the purposes of section 18(5) of the 1976 Act.

        (2)  The arrangements specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order, being arrangements adopted by Electricity Association Services Limited on 31st October 1995, are hereby approved for the purposes of section 18(5) of the 1976 Act.



John M. Taylor

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Competition and Consumer Affairs,Department of Trade and Industry

4th December 1995





Notes:

[1] 1976 c. 34.

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