Section 20 Application to Northern Ireland.

1)(2)

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(3)

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C1(4)

Where an offence mentioned in section 18(4) of this Act is an offence punishable on conviction on indictment, section 18 of the M1Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 and F3Schedule 4 to the M2Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (procedure on charge of an offence against a corporation) shall have effect as if the body there mentioned were a corporation.

(5)

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(a)

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(b)

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and Schedule 4 to this Act shall apply as if

C2(i)

for references to a local weights and measures authority and to an inspector or chief inspector appointed under the Weights and M3Measures Act 1963 there were substituted respectively references to the Ministry of Commerce for Northern Ireland and any of its officers;

(ii)

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(iii)

references in paragraph 4 to a Minister of the Crown included references to a Minister of Northern Ireland and to a department of the Government of Northern Ireland.

(6)

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(7)

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(8)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Ss. 1(1)(2)(5)(6), 2, 5, 6(1)–(6), 9, 10, 15, 17(1)(5), 20(1)(2)(6), 21, 22, 23(3) repealed by Competition Act 1980 (c. 21, SIF 124:1), Sch. 2 and S.I. 1980/497
F2: Ss. 3, 4, 6(7), 11–13, 16, 17(7)(10), 18(1)–(3)(6), 20(3)(8) repealed by Price Commission Act 1977 (c. 33), Sch. 3
F3: Words substituted by S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26) art. 170 (2), Sch. 6 Pt. I para. 29
F4: Words and s. 20 (5) (a) repealed by Competition Act 1980 (c. 21. SIF 124:1), Sch. 2
F5: S. 20(5) (b) repealed by Price Commission Act 1977 (c. 33), Sch. 3
F6: S. 20(5) (ii) repealed by Competition Act 1980 (c. 21, SIF 124:1), Sch. 2
F7: S. 20(7) repealed by Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36, SIF 29:3), Sch. 6 Pt. I

Marginal citations

M1: 1945 c. 15 (N.I.)
M2: 1964 c. 21 (N.I.)
M3: 1963 c. 31(131)

Modifications

C1: S. 20(4) (5) (i) (iii) repealed (1.1.2011) by Competition Act 1980 (c. 21, SIF 124:1), s. 33(4), Sch. 2 and S.I. 1980/497
C2: S. 20(5) (i): the reference to Ministry of Commerce for Northern Ireland to be construed as a reference to Department of Economic Development for Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36, SIF 29:3), Sch. 5 para. 8(1) and S.I. 1982/846 (N.I. 11), arts. 4, 5(1)

Notes on Part V

Modifications

C1: Pt. V repealed so far as unrepealed by Competition Act 1980 (c. 21, SIF 124:1), ss. 33(5), Sch. 2 (the repeal being in force except as regards ss. 17(6)(8)(9), 18(4)(5), 19, 20(4)(5)(i)(iii)(7), 23(2) and Sch. 4 para. 4(1)(2)(a)(c)-(f)(3)(4): in the case of these excepted provisions the repeal is expressed by S.I. 1980/497 to come into operation on 1.1.2011)