The Financial Services (Disclosure of Information) (Designated Authorities) (No. 6) Order 1989

• Citation: S.I. 1989/2009
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Financial Services (Disclosure of Information) (Designated Authorities) (No. 6) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 28th November 1989.

Section 2 Designation of authorities and specification of functions

For the purposes of section 180 of the Financial Services Act 1986,

(a) the Director General of Fair Trading is designated as an authority in relation to his functions under:

(i) the Fair Trading Act 1973 (other than Part II of that Act);

(ii) the Consumer Credit Act 1974 ;

(iii) the Estate Agents Act 1979 ;

(iv) the Control of Misleading Advertisements Regulations 1988 ;

(v) the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 ; and

(vi) the Competition Act 1980 ; and

(b) the Monopolies and Mergers Commission are designated as an authority in relation to their functions under the Fair Trading Act 1973 and the Competition Act 1980.

Section 3 Designation of authorities and specification of functions

For the purposes of section 449 of the Companies Act 1985 the Director General of Fair Trading is designated as an authority in relation to his functions under:—

(a) Part III of the Fair Trading Act 1973;

(b) the Consumer Credit Act 1974;

(c) the Estate Agents Act 1979; and

(d) the Control of Misleading Advertisements Regulations 1988.