SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 Authorisation and Approval

Part II Approval Required by Section 29

Advice of the Director General of Fair Trading

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The Lord Chancellor shall also send a copy of the documents mentioned in paragraph 8(4)(a) to the Director.

2

The Director shall consider whether the amending regulations or rules would have, or would be likely to have, the effect of restricting, distorting or preventing competition to any significant extent.

3

When the Director has completed his consideration he shall give such advice to the Lord Chancellor as he thinks fit.

4

The Director may publish any advice given by him under this paragraph.

5

The Director shall, so far as practicable, exclude from anything published under sub-paragraph (4) any matter which relates to the affairs of a particular person (other than the applicant) the publication of which would, or might in the Director’s opinion, seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that person.