
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Deregulation (Fair Trading Act 1973) (Amendment) (Merger Reference Time Limits) Order 1996.
(2) This Order shall come into force one month after the date on which it is made and shall apply to cases where two or more enterprises cease to be distinct enterprises on or after the date on which it comes into force.
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In section 64(4) of the Fair Trading Act 1973, in each of paragraphs (a) and (b), for “six months” there shall be substituted “four months”.
John Taylor
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Trade and Industry
19th February 1996