Price Commission Act 1977

1. Introductory Text

2. The Price Commission

   1. 1. Alteration of constitution etc of Commission

   2. 2. Commission's duty to have regard to specified matters

   3. 3. Quarterly report

3. Investigation by Commission of price increases, prices and margins

   1. 4. Proposals to investigate price increases

   2. 5. Proposals to investigate prices or margins

   3. 6. Investigations

   4. 7. Restrictions, undertakings and orders in consequence of reports on investigations

   5. 8. Supervision of undertakings

   6. 9. Safeguard for basic profits

4. Examination by Commission of questions relating to prices and charges

   1. 10. Directions to examine questions

   2. 11. Examinations

   3. 12. Undertakings and orders in consequence of reports on examinations

   4. 13. Enforcement of orders and supervision of undertakings

5. Amendments of enactments

   1. 14. Certain temporary provisions of Counter-Inflation Act 1973 to have permanent effect

   2. 15. Amendments relating to the code and other amendments of 1973 Act

   3. 16. Amendments of Prices Act 1974

   4. 17. Amendments of Remuneration, Charges and Grants Act 1975

6. Miscellaneous

   1. 18. Grants towards expenditure in providing information about prices etc.

   2. 19. Provisions relating to the Director General of Fair Trading

   3. 20. Further duties to have regard to specified matters and sanction provisions

7. Supplemental

   1. 21. Transitional provisions

   2. 22. Interpretation, supplementary provisions and repeals

   3. 23. Expenses

   4. 24. Citation and commencement

8. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      Performance of certain functions of Commission through groups of members

      1. 1. (1) If the chairman of the Commission so directs—

      2. 2. The chairman may appoint one of the members of a...

      3. 3. (1) Where during the proceedings of a group—

      4. 4. (1) At the invitation of the chairman of a group...

      5. 5. Subject to the following paragraph, a group may determine its...

      6. 6. In determining its procedure, and in exercising any powers conferred...

      7. 7. Where the Commission's function of holding an inquiry in pursuance...

      8. 8. Anything done by or in relation to a group in...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Other amendments of 1973 Act

      1. 1. (1) The power to make orders conferred by subsection (1)...

      2. 2. Section 8 of the 1973 Act (which gives power to...

      3. 3. (1) In section 15 of the 1973 Act (which provides...

      4. 4. In section 17 of the 1973 Act (which relates to...

      5. 5. The following provisions of the 1973 Act (which also relate...

      6. 6. (1) In subsection (1) of section 21 of the 1973...

      7. 7. (1) In sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1...

      8. 8. Regulations may provide that any of the provisions of paragraphs...

      9. 9. In sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to...

      10. 10. The following provisions of the 1973 Act (which are spent)...

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Enactments Repealed