Enterprise Act 2002

GeneralU.K.

F1246 Subordinate legislationU.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1S. 246A substituted for s. 246 (24.5.2024 for specified purposes, 1.1.2025 in so far as not already in force) by Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13), ss. 326(5), 339(2)(c); S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(5)(a) (with Sch. para. 19, 20)

[F1246AInterpretationU.K.

In this Part—

  • “commercial information” means information relating to any business of an undertaking whose disclosure the public authority concerned or, for the purposes of section 243C the Secretary of State, thinks might significantly harm the undertaking’s legitimate business interests;

  • “confidential information” means commercial information, private information or sensitive information;

  • “overseas public authority” means a person or body in any country or territory outside the United Kingdom which appears to the discloser (within the meaning of any of sections 243A to 243C) to exercise functions of a public nature in relation to anything mentioned in sub-paragraphs (i) to (v) of section 243A(1)(b);

  • “private information” mean information relating to the private affairs of an individual whose disclosure the public authority concerned, or for the purposes of section 243C the Secretary of State, thinks might significantly harm the individual’s interests;

  • “sensitive information” means information whose disclosure the public authority concerned or, for the purposes of section 243C the Secretary of State, thinks would be contrary to the public interest;

  • “subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in section 21(1) of the Interpretation Act 1978 and includes an instrument made under—

    (a)

    an Act of the Scottish Parliament;

    (b)

    Northern Ireland legislation.]

Textual Amendments

F1S. 246A substituted for s. 246 (24.5.2024 for specified purposes, 1.1.2025 in so far as not already in force) by Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13), ss. 326(5), 339(2)(c); S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(5)(a) (with Sch. para. 19, 20)

247RepealsU.K.

The following enactments (which make provision as to the disclosure of certain information) shall cease to have effect—

(a)section 28(5) and (5A) of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 (c. 29);

(b)sections 30(3) and 133 of the 1973 Act;

(c)paragraph 12 of the Schedule to the Prices Act 1974 (c. 24);

(d)section 174 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39);

(e)section 10 of the Estate Agents Act 1979 (c. 38);

(f)section 19(1) to (3), (4)(c), (d) and (f) and (5) and (6) of the Competition Act 1980 (c. 21);

(g)section 38 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (c. 43);

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(i)paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the Timeshare Act 1992 (c. 35);

(j)sections 55 and 56 of and Schedule 11 to the Competition Act 1998 (c. 41);

(k)section 351(1) to (3) and (7) of and Schedule 19 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8).

Textual Amendments