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Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

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(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Merger (Prenotification) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 1st April 1990.

(2)

In these Regulations–

  • “the Act” means the Fair Trading Act 1973;

  • “the Director” means the Director General of Fair Trading;

  • “working day” means any day which is not–

    1. (a)

      Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday or Christmas Day, or

    2. (b)

      a bank holiday in England and Wales.

(3)

A reference in these Regulations to a person who does anything on behalf of a person who is authorised to give a merger notice or who has given such notice shall be construed as limited to a reference to a person who does so having been authorised so to act in accordance with regulation 13 of these Regulations.