http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/41/section/26Fair Trading Act 1973An Act to provide for the appointment of a Director General of Fair Trading and of a Consumer Protection Advisory Committee, and to confer on the Director General and the Committee so appointed, on the Secretary of State, on the Restrictive Practices Court and on certain other courts new functions for the protection of consumers; to make provision, in substitution for the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices (Inquiry and Control) Act 1948 and the Monopolies and Mergers Act 1965, for the matters dealt with in those Acts and related matters, including restrictive labour practices; to amend the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1956 and the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1968, to make provision for extending the said Act of 1956 to agreements relating to services, and to transfer to the Director General of Fair Trading the functions of the Registrar of Restrictive Trading Agreements; to make provision with respect to pyramid selling and similar trading schemes; to make new provision in place of section 30(2) to (4) of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968; and for purposes connected with those matters.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-04-02Expert Participation2018-01-03 Part II References to Consumer Protection Advisory Committee Order in pursuance of report of Advisory Committee Limitation of effect of orders under s. 22.26A contract for the supply of goods or services shall not be void or unenforceable by reason only of a contravention of an order made under section 22 of this Act; and, subject to the provisions of section 18 of the Interpretation Act 1978 (which relates to offences under two or more laws), the provisions of this Part of this Act shall not be construed as—aconferring a right of action in any civil proceedings (other than proceedings for the recovery of a fine) in respect of any contravention of such an order, orbaffecting any restriction imposed by or under any other enactment, whether public, local or private, orcderogating from any right of action or other remedy (whether civil or criminal) in proceedings instituted otherwise than under this Part of this Act.Words substituted by virtue of Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30), s. 25(2)1978 c. 30. Pt. II: power to repeal conferred (1.4.2003) by Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40), ss. 10(3)(a), 279; S.I. 2003/766, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 3) (as amended (20.7.2007) by S.I. 2007/1846, reg. 3(2), Sch.)
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