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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1980/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1980/21",
  "legislation_title": "Competition Act 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1980",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to abolish the Price Commission; to make provision for the control of anti-competitive practices in the supply and acquisition of goods and the supply and securing of services; to provide for references of certain public bodies and other persons to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission; to provide for the investigation of prices and charges by the Director General of Fair Trading; to provide for the making of grants to certain bodies; to amend and provide for the amendment of the Fair Trading Act 1973; to make amendments with respect to the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976; to repeal the remaining provisions of the Counter-Inflation Act 1973; and for purposes connected therewith.\n[3rd April 1980]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act excluded by Financial Services Act 1986 (c. 60, SIF 69), ss. 126(1), 140, Sch. 11 paras. 12(1)(2), 36(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act amended by Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29, SIF 44:1), s. 100(1); by Companies Act 1989 (c. 40, SIF 27), s. 47(1), Sch. 14 para. 10(1)(2) and by S.I. 1990/593, art. 49(1), Sch. 14 para. 10(1)Act amended (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/593, reg. 2, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act modified (E.W.) (1.11.1991) by New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22, SIF 59, 108), ss. 10(1)(b), 12(4) (with s. 25(2)); S.I. 1991/2288, art. 3,Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act modified (S.) (21.10.1991) by New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22, SIF 59, 108), s. 33(1)(b) (with s. 47(4)); S.I. 1991/2286, art. 2, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Act: power to apply conferred (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56, SIF 130), ss. 12(5), 223(2) (with ss. 82(3), 186(1), 222(1), Sch 14 para. 6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Act: definitions applied (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56, SIF 130), ss. 17(4), 31(9), 223(2) (with ss. 82(3), 186(1), 222(1), Sch. 14 para. 6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Act modified (17.2.1994) by S.I. 1993/3160 (N.I. 15), art. 32(1)(b).Act modified (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 40, ss. 12(7), 82(2), Sch. 4 paras. 5-8"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "Act applied (1.3.1996) by 1986 c. 44, s. 27(6) (as substituted (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 10(1), Sch. 3 para. 25; S.I. 1996/218, art. 2)Act applied (1.3.1996) by 1986 c. 44, s. 36A(9) (as inserted (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 10(1), Sch. 3 para. 43; S.I. 1996/218, art. 2)Act applied (N.I.) (10.6.1996) by S.I. 1996/275 (N.I. 2), art. 18(5) (with Sch. 7 paras. 2, 3(2)); S.R. 1996/216, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C9",
      "text": "Act extended (N.I.) (10.6.1996) by S.I. 1996/275 (N.I. 2), art. 23(8) (with Sch. 7 paras. 2, 3(2)); S.R. 1996/216, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 33(5); Act wholly in force at 12.8.1980"
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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