Fuel and Electricity (Control) Act 1973

2 Powers of control

(1) The Secretary of State may by order provide—

(a) for regulating or prohibiting the production, supply, acquisition or use of any substance to which this Act applies;

(b) for regulating the price at which petroleum or any substance derived from petroleum may be supplied.

(2) The Secretary of State may give directions—

(a) to any person carrying on business as a producer of a substance to which this Act applies, as to the production and use of that substance ;

(b) to any person carrying on business as a supplier of such a substance, as to the supply by him of that substance ; and

(c) to any person carrying on a business involving the use of such a substance, as to the use by him of that substance for the purposes of that business.

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2) above—

(a) a direction under subsection (2)(a) above may prohibit or restrict the use of any material for the production of a substance to which this Act applies and may extend to the disposal of stocks of such a substance or of any such material;

(b) a direction under subsection (2)(b) above may prohibit or restrict the supply of any substance to which this Act applies to persons specified in the direction or to persons other than those so specified and may require the supply of any such substance to such persons as may be so specified in accordance with such requirements as may be so specified and, if the substance is petroleum or a substance derived from petroleum, at such prices as may be so specified; and

(c) a direction under subsection (2)(c) above may prohibit or restrict the use of any substance to which this Act applies for such purposes or during such periods as may be specified in the direction or for purposes or during periods other than those so specified.