The Supply of Beer (Loan Ties, Licensed Premises and Wholesale Prices) Order 1989

3.  –

(1) This article applies to any agreement under which–

(a) a brewer or a member of a brewery group ceases to hold an interest in licensed premises or in premises which have been licensed premises at any time since 1st January 1990, or

(b) a member of a brewery group one or more members of which hold interests in licensed premises ceases to be a member of the group,and to any agreement relating to any such agreement.

(2) Subject to article 6 below–

(a) the parties to any agreement to which this article applies made on or after 1st January 1990 and before 1st May 1990 shall terminate it before the latter date to the extent that it imposes any prohibition or restriction on the use as licensed premises of any such premises as are mentioned in paragraph (1) (a) above, and

(b) it shall be unlawful for any person to make an agreement to which this article applies, or to carry out such an agreement if it was made on or after 1st January 1990, except (in either case) to the extent that it does not impose any such prohibition or restriction.