SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 10 Regulators
Part IV Utilities: Minor and Consequential Amendments
The Gas Act 1986 (c.44)
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The Gas Act 1986 is amended as follows.
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In section 25, omit subsection (2) (which falls with the repeal of the M1Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976).
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In section 28 (orders for securing compliance with certain provisions), in subsection (5), after paragraph (aa), omit “or” and after paragraph (b), insert
or
c
that the most appropriate way of proceeding is under the Competition Act 1998.
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In section 42(3) (general restrictions on disclosure of information)—
a
omit paragraphs (e) and (f) (which refer to the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 and the M2Resale Prices Act 1976);
b
after paragraph (n), insert—
o
the Competition Act 1998
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At the end of section 42, insert—
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Information obtained by the Director in the exercise of functions which are exercisable concurrently with the Director General of Fair Trading under Part I of the Competition Act 1998 is subject to sections 55 and 56 of that Act (disclosure) and not to subsections (1) to (6) of this section.