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The Price Marking (Amendment) Order 1991

S.I. 1991/1690 · Made 24 July 1991

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PRICES

Made 24th July 1991

Laid before Parliament 29th July 1991

Coming into force 1st September 1991

The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under section 4 of the Prices Act 1974f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1974 c. 24; section 4 was amended by the Price Commission Act 1977 (c. 33), section 16(1).

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Price Marking (Amendment) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 1st September 1991.

2

The Price Marking Order 1991f1 is hereby amended in article 2(5) by the deletion of subparagraph (b) and the substitution therefor of the following—

“(b)

sales of goods (not being food) by auction and sales of works of art, or”.

Signature

E. Leigh

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of Trade and Industry

24th July 1991

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

European Community Council Directive 88/314 EEC (OJ No. L 142, 9.6.88, p.19) on consumer protection in the indication of the prices of non-food products does not apply to sales by auction. This Order amends the Price Marking Order 1991 bringing it into line with the Directive by making the Order inapplicable to sales of such products by auction.