# Competition Act 1980, Introduction: Introductory 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.
[3rd April 1980]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/21/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1980/introduction
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