# The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2013, Introduction: Introductory text


Contracts, England And Wales
Contracts, Northern Ireland
Made 21st February 2013
Laid before Parliament 22nd February 2013
Coming into force 16th March 2013
The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to matters relating to the combating of late payment in commercial transactions, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/395/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/late-payment-of-commercial-debts-regulations-2013/introduction
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