Explanatory note

This Order brings into force on 18th March 2003 the following provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002: (a) section 13(6) and Part 2 of Schedule 3 (permitting the transfer of property, rights and liabilities from the Competition Commission to the Competition Service); (b) section 250(1) (for the purpose of enabling provisions to be made to amend the Insolvency Act 1986 concerning the appointment of administrative receivers); (c) various other provisions concerned with interpretation, financial provision, the making of transitional or transitory provision and savings and consequential provision, etc. by statutory instruments, and certain transitional provisions relating to the OFT.