# The Competition Act 1998 (Office of Fair Trading’s Rules) Order 2004, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
By article 2 of this Order, the Secretary of State approves the Rules made by the Office of Fair Trading (“the OFT”) pursuant to section 51 of the Competition Act 1998 (c. 41) (“the Act”).
Article 3 of this Order revokes the Competition Act 1998 (Director’s rules) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/293) (“the 2000 Order”). By the 2000 Order, the Secretary of State approved the rules made by the Director General of Fair Trading (the exercise of whose functions were transferred to the OFT by section 2(1) of the Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40)) pursuant to sections 51 and 53 of the Act. The rules approved by the 2000 Order are superseded by the Rules approved by this Order as a consequence of amendments made to the Act by the Competition Act 1998 and Other Enactments (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1261).
The Schedule to this Order specifies the Rules that are approved by article 2.
A regulatory impact assessment has been prepared. A copy can be obtained from the Modernisation Project Team, Consumer and Competition Policy Directorate, Bay 606, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET, telephone 020 7215 2174. A copy can also be found at http://www.dti.gov.uk/ccp/consultations.htm.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2751/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998-office-of-fair-tradings-rules-order-2004/note
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