
1 
This Order may be cited as the Competition Act 1980 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1980.
2 
In this Order, “the Act” means the Competition Act 1980.
3 
Subject to Article 4 below, the provisions of the Act specified in Schedule 1 to this Order shall come into operation—
(a) as regards those provisions specified in column 1 of Part I of that Schedule, on the day after the making of this Order;
(b) as regards those provisions specified in column 1 of Part II of that Schedule, on 1st May 1980;
(c) as regards those provisions specified in column 1 of Part III of that Schedule, on 1st January 2011;
for the purposes specified in relation to the provisions in question in column 3 of that Schedule.
4 
The savings with respect to the operation of Schedule 2 to the Act (Repeals) specified in Schedule 2 to this Order shall have effect.
Sally Oppenheim
Minister of State
Department of Trade
3rd April 1980
SCHEDULE 1
(Article 3)
Part I

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Provisions of the Act Subject matter Purposes
Section 1 Abolition of Price Commission All purposes
Section 11(1) to (3) and (6) to (11) (except paragraph (b) of subsection (3) and paragraph (f) so far as relating to paragraph (b)) References of public bodies and certain other persons to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission All purposes
Section 15(2) and (5) (except paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2)) Agricultural schemes: special provisions Purposes of section 11 of the Act
Section 16 Reports Purposes of reports under section 11 of the Act
Section 17(1) to (5) Laying before Parliament and publication of reports Purposes of reports under section 11 of the Act
Section 19 Restriction on disclosure of information All purposes
Section 23 Amendment of section 137(3) of Fair Trading Act 1973 All purposes
Section 31(1) Orders and regulations All purposes
Section 32 Financial provisions All purposes
Section 33(1) and (2) and (5) to (8) Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent All purposes
Section 33(4) (except so far as it relates to the provisions referred to in Part III of this Schedule) Repeals All purposes
Schedule 1 Dissolution of Price Commission All purposes
Schedule 2 (except so far as it relates to the provisions referred to in Part III of this Schedule) Repeals All purposes
Part II

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Provisions of the Act Subject matter Purposes
Section 3(7) and (8) Powers to require production of documents and information Purposes of investigations under section 13
Section 12 Orders following report under section 11 of the Act All purposes
Section 13 Investigations of prices directed by Secretary of State All purposes
Section 14 Applications by Crown concerning patents All purposes
Section 15(1) Agricultural schemes: special provisions All purposes
Section 16 General provisions as to reports Purposes of reports under section 13 of the Act
Section 17(1) and (3) to (5) Laying before Parliament and publication of reports Purposes of reports under section 13 of the Act
Section 17(6) Laying before Parliament and publication of reports Purposes of reports under section 12 of the Act
Section 18 Information and advice about operation of Act All purposes
Section 20 Power to make grants to certain bodies All purposes
Section 21 Monopoly references by Secretary of State alone All purposes
Section 22 Disclosure of reports on monopoly references to persons named All purposes
Section 24 Modification of provisions about performance of Monopolies and Mergers Commission's functions All purposes
Section 25 Suspension of declarations under section 1(3) of Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 pending appeals. All purposes
Section 26 Suspension of declarations under section 1(3) of Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 pending revision of agreements All purposes
Section 27 Recommendations by services supply associations All purposes
Section 28 Amendments to section 19 of Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 All purposes
Section 29 Exemption of certain undertakings from Restrictive Trade Practices Acts All purposes
Section 30 Exemption of copyright agreements from Restrictive Trade Practices Acts All purposes
Section 31(3) Regulations and orders Purposes of section 12 of the Act
Section 31(4) Orders under section 24(1) of the Act All purposes
Section 33(3) Interpretation All purposes
Part III

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Provisions of the Act Subject matter Purposes
Section 33(4) and Schedule 2 so far as they relate to the following provisions of the Counter-Inflation Act 1973—
 section 17(6), (8) and (9)
 section 18(4) and (5)
 section 19
 section 20(4), 5(i) and (iii), and (7)
 section 23(2)
 Paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 (except sub-paragraph (2)(b)),and section 15(4) of, and paragraph 4(b) and (d) of Schedule 2 to the Price Commission Act 1977. Repeals All purposes
SCHEDULE 2
(Article 4)

Nothing in Schedule 2 to the Act shall apply—
(a) to or in relation to the Price Commission during the winding-up period (within the meaning of section 1(2) of the Act);
(b)  to or in relation to the Secretary of State in the exercise of his functions under section 1(3)(b) of the Act;
(c) to any power or duty of the Secretary of State or the Minister for the Civil Service relating to remuneration, compensation, allowances, pensions or gratuities which are or may be payable to or in respect of persons who on or before the expiry of the winding-up period are or were members of the Price Commission or engaged in its business;
(d) in relation to any restriction imposed by any order or notice under section 6 of the Counter-Inflation Act 1973 to which section 21(5) of the Price Commission Act 1977 applies;
(e) in relation to provisions of any order made under section 11 of the Counter-Inflation Act 1973 to which paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to the Price Commission Act 1977 applies;
(f) to the power of the Secretary of State to make grants under section 18 of the Price Commission Act 1977 in respect of expenditure incurred by any person before 31st March 1980.
