Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976

12Information agreements as to services

(1)The Secretary of State may by statutory instrument make an order in respect of a class of services described in the order (in this Act referred to, in relation to an order under this section, as " services brought under control by the order ") and direct by the order that this Act shall apply to agreements (whenever made) which—

(a)are agreements between two or more persons carrying on business within the United Kingdom in the supply of services brought under control by the order, or between two or more such persons together with one or more other parties ; and

(b)are agreements under which provision is made for or in relation to the furnishing by two or more parties to each other or to other persons (whether parties or not) of information with respect to matters specified in the order for the purposes of this paragraph.

(2)The matters which may be specified in such an order for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) above are any of the following—

(a)the charges made, quoted or paid or to be made, quoted or paid for designated services which have been or are to be supplied, offered or obtained ;

(b)the terms or conditions on or subject to which designated services have been or are to be supplied or obtained;

(c)the extent (if any) to which, or the scale (if any) on which, designated services have been or are to be made available, supplied or obtained ;

(d)the form or manner in which designated services have been or are to be made available, supplied or obtained;

(e)the costs incurred or to be incurred in making available, supplying or obtaining designated services ;

(f)the persons or classes of persons for whom or from whom, or the areas or places in or from which, designated services have been or are to be made available or supplied or have been or are to be obtained.