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The Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992 (Commencement No.1) Order 1992

1992/1 · Made 29 May 1992

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Made 29th May 1992

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 56(2) of the Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992F1. hereby makes the following Order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

F1

1992 c.43.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Provisions of the 1992 Act commenced by this Order
  3. 3Article 3
  4. 4Article 4
  5. Signature
  6. Schedule
  7. Part I: PROVISIONS OF THE 1992 ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1st JULY 1992
  8. Paragraph
  9. Part II: PROVISIONS OF THE 1992 ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1st SEPTEMBER 1992
  10. Paragraph
  11. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1992.

(2)

In this Order, “the 1992 Act” means the Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992.

2Provisions of the 1992 Act commenced by this Order

Sections 37 and 55 of the 1992 Act shall come into force on 30th May 1992.

3

The provisions of the 1992 Act specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on the 1st July 1992.

4

The provisions of the 1992 Act specified in Part II of the Schedule to the Order shall come into force on 1st September 1992.

Signature

N. Hamilton.

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry

29th May 1992

Sections 1 to 4

Section 6(1) except to the extent that it inserts section 27G(8) in the Telecommunications Act 1984 F1

Section 6(2)

Section 7 except to the extent that it inserts section 27H(4) in the Telecommunications Act 1984

Sections 8 to 15 Sections 18 to 22

Sections 24 to 33

Sections 38 to 50

Sections 52 and 53

Section 56(7)

Paragraphs 1 to 30 of Schedule 1 together with section 56(6) so far as it relates to those paragraphs

Schedule 2

Section 5

Section 16

Section 34 and 35

Section 51

Paragraph 31 of Schedule 1 together with section 56(6) so far as it relates to that paragraph.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force most of the provisions of the Competition and Service (Utilities) Act 1992 (“the Act”), as follows:

—30th May 1992—sections 37 and 55;

—1st July 1992—all provisions not mentioned above and below;

—1st September—sections 5, 16, 34, 35 and 51 and paragraph 31 of Schedule 1.

This is the first Commencement Order made under the Act. Sections 54 and 56(1) to (5) of the Act were brought into force on the passing of the Act by virtue of section 56(2) thereof.

No commencement date has yet been set for sections 6(1) (to the extent that it inserts a new section 27G(8) in the Telecommunications Act 1984), 7 (to the extent that it inserts a new section 27H(4) of the Telecommunications Act 1984), 17, 23 and 36.