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Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 (repealed 1.3.2000)

1976 c. 34 · Enacted 22 July 1976 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Act repealed (1.3.2000) by 1998 c. 41, ss. 1(b), 74(3), Sch. 14 Pt. I (with Sch. 13); S.I. 2000/344, art. 2, Sch.

Contents

  1. Part I: Registration and Judicial Investigation of Restrictive Agreements
  2. 1Registration of agreements and Court’s jurisdiction.
  3. 2Restrictions against public interest and consequent Court orders.
  4. 3Interim orders of the Court.
  5. 4Variation of the Court’s decisions.
  6. 5The European Communities.
  7. Part II: Goods
  8. 6Restrictive agreements as to goods.
  9. 7Information agreements as to goods.
  10. 8Trade associations.
  11. 9Provisions to be disregarded under Part II.
  12. 10Presumption under Part II as to the public interest.
  13. Part III: Services
  14. 11Restrictive agreements as to services.
  15. 12Information agreements as to services.
  16. 13Designated services.
  17. 14Supplementary provisions as to orders under Part III.
  18. 15Procedure as to orders under Part III.
  19. 16Services supply associations.
  20. 17Matters equivalent to restrictions for purposes of s. 11.
  21. 18Provisions to be disregarded under Part III.
  22. 19Presumption under Part III as to the public interest.
  23. 20Interpretation of Part III.
  24. Part IV: General
  25. Proceedings
  26. 21Director’s duties as to proceedings for investigation.
  27. 22Rules of procedure.
  28. Registration
  29. 23General provisions as to the register.
  30. 24Particulars and time for registration.
  31. 25Particulars of export agreements.
  32. 25ARegistration of non-notifiable agreement: duty to inform parties.
  33. 26Court’s power to rectify the register, etc.
  34. 27Regulations for registration.
  35. 27ZACertain provisions not to be acted upon before registration.
  36. Non-notifiable agreements
  37. 27ANon-notifiable agreements.
  38. Exemptions
  39. 28Excepted agreements.
  40. 29Agreements important to the national economy.
  41. 30Agreements holding down prices.
  42. 31Supplementary provisions for ss. 29 and 30.
  43. 32Wholesale co-operative societies.
  44. 33Agricultural and forestry associations, and fisheries associations.
  45. 34Authorisations for purposes of E.C.S.C. Treaty.
  46. Enforcement
  47. 35Failure to register.
  48. 36Director’s power to obtain information.
  49. 37Court’s power to order examination on oath.
  50. 38Offences in connection with registration.
  51. 39Proceedings and venue in respect of offences.
  52. Part V: Miscellaneous and Supplemental
  53. 40Order under s. 56 of Fair Trading Act 1973.
  54. 41Disclosure of information.
  55. 42Orders and regulations.
  56. 43Interpretation and construction.
  57. 44Consequential amendments, repeals and transitional provisions.
  58. 45Short title, extent and commence-ment.
  59. Schedule 1: Services Excluded from Section 13 (Designated Services)
  60. 1Paragraph 1
  61. 2Paragraph 2
  62. 3Paragraph 3
  63. 4Paragraph 4
  64. 5Paragraph 5
  65. 6Paragraph 6
  66. 7Paragraph 7
  67. 8Paragraph 8
  68. 9Paragraph 9
  69. 9AParagraph 9A
  70. 10Paragraph 10
  71. 10AParagraph 10A
  72. 11Paragraph 11
  73. 12Paragraph 12
  74. 13Paragraph 13
  75. 14Paragraph 14
  76. 15Paragraph 15
  77. Schedule 2: Furnishing of Particulars of Agreements
  78. 1Paragraph 1
  79. 2Paragraph 2
  80. 3Paragraph 3
  81. 4Paragraph 4
  82. 5Paragraph 5
  83. Schedule 3: Excepted Agreements
  84. Agreements for statutory purposes
  85. 1Paragraph 1
  86. Exclusive dealing
  87. 2Paragraph 2
  88. Know-how about goods
  89. 3Paragraph 3
  90. Trade marks
  91. 4Paragraph 4
  92. Patents and registered designs
  93. 5Paragraph 5
  94. Copyrights
  95. 5AParagraph 5A
  96. Design right
  97. 5BParagraph 5B
  98. Agreements as to goods with overseas operation
  99. 6Paragraph 6
  100. Exclusive supply of services
  101. 7Paragraph 7
  102. Know-how about services
  103. 8Paragraph 8
  104. Agreements for supplying services with overseas operation
  105. 9Paragraph 9
  106. Schedule 4: Transitional Provisions and Savings
  107. General provisions
  108. 1Paragraph 1
  109. 2Paragraph 2
  110. 3Paragraph 3
  111. Insignificant agreements under the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1956, s. 12
  112. 4Paragraph 4
  113. Section 18(2) of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1956
  114. 5Paragraph 5
  115. Disclosure of information
  116. 6Paragraph 6
  117. Particulars of certain export agreements
  118. 7Paragraph 7
  119. Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1968, s. 11
  120. 8Paragraph 8
  121. Schedule 5: Consequential Amendments
  123. Northern Ireland Act 1962 c. 30
  125. Cereals Marketing Act 1965 c. 14
  126. Agriculture Act 1967 c. 22
  127. Livestock Marketing Commission Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 c. 21
  128. Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 c. 34
  129. Agriculture Act 1970 c. 40
  130. Fair Trading Act 1973 c. 41
  131. Schedule 6Repeals