C1Part IILegal Services
Extension of conveyancing services
45 Advisory and supervisory functions of F1Office of Fair Trading .
1
Where the F8Secretary of State is considering whether—
a
to approve any rules which the Board is proposing to make; or
b
to make any regulations under section 40,
he shall first send a copy of the proposed rules or regulations to the F2OFT.
2
The F2OFT shall consider whether the proposed rules or regulations would have, or would be likely to have, the effect of restricting, distorting or preventing competition to any significant extent.
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4
5
6
Any report under subsection (5) shall state what, in the F5OFT’sopinion, is the effect of the rule or regulation or its likely effect.
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8
The F2OFT shall, so far as practicable, exclude from anything published under subsection (7) any matter—
a
which relates to the affairs of a particular person; and
b
the publication of which would, or might in the F7its opinion, seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that person.
Pt. 2: transfer of functions (19.8.2003) by The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1887), arts. 4, 5, Sch. 1 (with arts. 6, 8)