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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998-office-of-fair-tradings-rules-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/2751",
  "legislation_title": "The Competition Act 1998 (Office of Fair Trading’s Rules) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998-office-of-fair-tradings-rules-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "COMPETITION\nMade 20th October 2004\nLaid before Parliament 25th October 2004\nComing into force 17th November 2004\nWhereas the Office of Fair Trading (“the OFT”) has, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sections 51(1) and 75A(1) of and Schedule 9 to the Competition Act 1998 (“the Act”), made rules about procedural and other matters in connection with the carrying into effect of the provisions of Parts 1, 2 and 2A of the Act (“the Rules”);\nAnd whereas the OFT has, in accordance with sections 51(3) and 75A(2) of the Act, consulted such persons as it considered appropriate in preparing the Rules;\nAnd whereas the OFT has, in accordance with section 51(4) of the Act, also consulted the regulators mentioned in section 54(1) of the Act (“the regulators”) in preparing the Rules insofar as they relate to matters in respect of which the regulators exercise concurrent jurisdiction;\nAnd whereas following its consultation the OFT has, in accordance with sections 51(5) and 75A(3) of the Act, submitted the Rules to the Secretary of State for approval;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 51(5) and (6), 71, and 75A(3) and (4) of the Act, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 41."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2751/introduction",
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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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