1989 No. 1240

MONOPOLIES AND MERGERS

The Monopolies and Mergers Commission (Increase in Membership) Order 1989

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 4(3) of the Fair Trading Act 19731, hereby makes the following Order:—

1

This Order may be cited as the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (Increase in Membership) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 1st September 1989.

2

The maximum number of regular members of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission is hereby increased to fifty.

3

The Monopolies and Mergers Commission (Increase in Membership) Order 19822 is hereby revoked.

Francis MaudeParliamentary Under Secretary of State for Corporate Affairs,Department of Trade and Industry

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order supersedes the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (Increase in Membership) Order 1982 (S.I.1982/815). It increases the maximum number of regular members of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission from 32 to 50.