Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Electricity (Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976) (Exemptions) (No. 4) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 19th December 1990.

In this Order–

• “the 1976 Act” means the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976^f1 and “agreement”, “information provision” and “restriction” have the same meanings as in that Act;

• “the 1989 Act” means the Electricity Act 1989; and

• “the Department” means the Department of Trade and Industry.

Any reference in the Schedule to this Order to an agreement includes a reference to that agreement as subsequently varied or amended by an agreement to which paragraph 8 in Part II of that Schedule applies.