
1 
This Order may be cited as the Companies (Disclosure of Information) (Designated Authorities) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 19th August 1988.
2 
For the purposes of section 449 of the Companies Act 1985—
(a) the Director General of Fair Trading is designated as an authority in relation to his functions under the Fair Trading Act 1973 (other than Parts II and III of that Act), the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 and the Competition Act 1980; and
(b) the Monopolies and Mergers Commission is designated as an authority in relation to its functions under the Fair Trading Act 1973 and the Competition Act 1980.
Francis Mande
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Trade and Industry
28th July 1988