The Competition Act 1998 (Application for Designation of Professional Rules) Regulations 1999

• Citation: S.I. 1999/2546
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Competition Act 1998 (Application for Designation of Professional Rules) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st October 1999.

Section 2 Applications for designation

An application for designation of the rules of a body regulating a professional service or the persons who provide or wish to provide that service shall be made in writing to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET accompanied by a copy of the rules to which the application relates.

Section 3 Applications for designation

The application shall state:

(a) the name of the applicant body;

(b) to which type of professional service listed in Part II of Schedule 4 of the Act the rules relate;

(c) the date on which the rules and any amendments which they include were adopted; and

(d) an address and telephone number for correspondence.

Section 4 Applications for designation

The application shall be signed by an officer of the body who shall certify that he is authorised by the body to make the application on its behalf.