Schedule 10, Part IV, paragraph 10

The Gas Act 1986 is amended as follows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In section 25, omit subsection (2) (which falls with the repeal of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In section 28 (orders for securing compliance with certain provisions), in subsection (5), after paragraph (aa), omit “or” and after paragraph (b), insert or that the most appropriate way of proceeding is under the Competition Act 1998. In section 42(3) (general restrictions on disclosure of information)— omit paragraphs (e) and (f) (which refer to the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 and the Resale Prices Act 1976); after paragraph (n), insert— the Competition Act 1998 At the end of section 42, insert— Information obtained by the Director in the exercise of functions which are exercisable concurrently with the Director General of Fair Trading under Part I of the Competition Act 1998 is subject to sections 55 and 56 of that Act (disclosure) and not to subsections (1) to (6) of this section.

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