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United Kingdom

MONOPOLIES AND MERGERS

Made 30th June 1987

Laid before Parliament 9th July 1987

Coming into force

All Articles except Article 4 31st July 1987

Article 4 7th October 1987

Whereas the Secretary of State, in accordance with section 91(2) of the Fair Trading Act 1973^f1, published on 10th October 1986 a notice stating his intention to make this Order, indicating the nature of the provisions to be embodied in it and stating that any person whose interests were likely to be affected by it and who was desirous of making representations in respect of it should do so in writing before 14th November 1986;

And whereas the Secretary of State has considered the representations made to him in accordance with that notice;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, being the appropriate Minister within the meaning of section 56 of the said Act, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 56(2) and 90(2) and (4) of, and paragraphs 1, 2, 4 and 7 of Part I of Schedule 8 to, the said Act and for the purpose of remedying or preventing adverse effects specified in a report of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission entitled “A Report on the matter of the existence or the possible existence of a complex monopoly situation in relation to the supply in the United Kingdom of agency services by travel agents for tour operators in relation to the marketing and supply of foreign package holidays”^f2, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1: 1973 c. 41.
f2: Cmnd 9879.