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The Specified Body (Consumer Claims) Order 2005

S.I. 2005/2365 · Made 21 August 2005

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COMPETITION

Made 21st August 2005

Laid before Parliament 26th August 2005

Coming into force 1st October 2005

Whereas it appears to the Secretary of State that the body listed in article 2 of the following Order satisfies the criteria published by him pursuant to section 47B(9) of the Competition Act 1998f1 ;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 47B(9) of the Competition Act 1998 hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 41.Section 47B was inserted by section 19 of the Enterprise Act 2002.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Specified body
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Specified Body (Consumer Claims) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st October 2005.

2Specified body

The Consumers' Association is specified for the purposes of section 47B of the Competition Act 1998.

Signature

Gerry Sutcliffe

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs

Department of Trade and Industry

21st August 2005

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order specifies the Consumers' Association as a body able to bring a claim to which section 47A of the Competition Act 1998 applies (monetary claims before the Competition Appeal Tribunal).

A regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as there are no direct costs for business.