Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 2079

The Price Marking (Bargain Offers) (Revocation) Order 1988

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1988 No. 2079

PRICES

The Price Marking (Bargain Offers) (Revocation) Order 1988

Whereas the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of subsection (3) of section 4 of the Prices Act 1974^[1] has consulted, in such manner as appeared to him to be appropriate having regard to the subject-matter and urgency of this Order, with such organisations representative of interests substantially affected by this Order as appeared to him, having regard to those matters, to be appropriate:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of his powers under the said section 4 hereby makes the following Order:—

    1.    This Order may be cited as the Price Marking (Bargain Offers) (Revocation) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 1st March 1989.

    2.    The Price Marking (Bargain Offers) Order 1979^[2] is hereby revoked.

Eric Forth

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry

29th November 1988

This Order revokes the Price Marking (Bargain Offers) Order 1979, as amended, which, except in the cases set out in that Order, prohibits the indication of a price for the retail sale of goods or a charge for the provision of services to non-business users which includes an express or an implied statement that the price or charge is lower than another price or charge for, or a value ascribed to, goods or services of the same description.

The provisions of the revoked Order are replaced by the provisions of Part III of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and a code of practice issued under section 25 thereof, which provisions come into force (subject to certain transitional arrangements) on the same date as this Order.

[1] 1974 c. 24; section 4 was amended by the Price Commission Act 1977 (c. 33), section 16(1). back

[2] S.I. 1979/364, amended by S.I. 1979/633, 1124. back