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Section 124 The Fair Trading Act 1973.

United Kingdom

(1)

For the purpose of determining whether a monopoly situation within the meaning of the Fair Trading Act 1973 exists by reason of the circumstances mentioned in section 7(1)(c) of that Act, no accound shall be taken of—

(a)

the rules made or guidance issued by a recognised self-regulating organisation, recognised investment exchange or recognised clearing house or any conduct constituting such a practice as is mentioned in section 119(2) above;

(b)

any clearing arrangements or any conduct required or contemplated by any such arrangements; or

(c)

the F1statements of principle, rules, regulations, codes of practice or guidance issued or made by a designated agency in the exercise of functions transferred to it by a delegation order or any conduct constituting such a practice as is mentioned in section 121(2) above.

(2)

Where a recognition order is revoked there shall be disregarded for the purpose mentioned in subsection (1) above any such conduct as is mentioned in that subsection which occurred while the order was in force.

(3)

Where on a monopoly reference under section 50 or 51 of the said Act of 1973 falling within section 49 of that Act F2the Competition Commissionfind that a monopoly situation within the meaning of that Act exists and—

(a)

that the person (or, if more than one, any of the persons) in whose favour it exists is subject to the rules of a recognised self-regulating organisation, recognised investment exchange or recognised clearing house or to the F3statements of principle, rules, regulations or codes of practice issued or made by a designated agency in the exercise of functions transferred to it by a delegation order; or

(b)

that any such person’s conduct in carrying on any business to which those statements of principle, rules, regulations or codes of practice relate is the subject of guidance issued by such an organisation, exchange, clearing house or agency; or

(c)

that any such person is a party to any clearing arrangements; or

(d)

that the person (or, if more than one, any of the persons) in whose favour the monopoly situation exists is such an organisation, exchange or clearing house as is mentioned in paragraph (a) above or a designated agency,

the Commission, in making their report on that reference, shall exclude from their consideration the question whether the statements of principle, rules, regulations, codes of practice, guidance or clearing arrangements or any acts or omissions of such an organisation, exchange, clearing house or agency as is mentioned in paragraph (d) above in its capacity as such operate, or may be expected to operate, against the public interest; and section 54(3) of that Act shall have effect subject to the provisions of this subsection.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words substituted by Companies Act 1989 (c. 40, SIF 27), s. 206(1), Sch. 23 para. 17(2)

F2

Words in s. 124(3) substituted (1.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/506, art. 21

F3

Words substituted as provided by Companies Act 1989 (c. 40, SIF 27), s. 206(1), Sch. 23 para. 17(3)(a)

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

Act repealed (1.12.2001) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consequential Amendments and Repeals) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3649), arts. 1, 3(1)(c) (with savings in art. 292)

Notes on Part I

Modifications

C1

Pt. I (ss. 1-128) amended (S.) (22.5.2000) by S.I. 2000/121, regs. 1, 37, Sch. 2

C2

Pt. I (ss. 1–128): power to modify conferred (prosp.) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), ss. 89, 124(3), Sch. 14 para. 9(c)