Fair Trading Act 1973

90General provisions as to orders under ss.56, 73, 74 and 89

(1)This section applies to any order under section 56, section 73, section 74 or section 89 of this Act.

(2)Any such order declaring anything to be unlawful may declare it to be unlawful either for all persons or for such persons as may be specified or described in the order.

(3)Nothing in any such order shall have effect so as to apply to any person in relation to his conduct outside the United Kingdom unless that person is—

(a)a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies, or

(b)a body corporate incorporated under the law of the United Kingdom or of a part of the United Kingdom, or

(c)a person carrying on business in the United Kingdom, either alone or in partnership with one or more other persons,

but, in the case of a person falling within paragraph (a), paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of this subsection, any such order may extend to acts or omissions outside the United Kingdom.

(4)An order to which this section applies may extend so as to prohibit the carrying out of agreements already in existence on the date on which the order is made.

(5)Nothing in any order to which this section applies shall have effect so as to restrict the doing of anything for the purpose of restraining an infringement of a United Kingdom patent or so as to restrict any person as to the conditions which he attaches to a licence to do anything the doing of which would, but for the licence, be an infringement of a United Kingdom patent.

(6)Nothing in any such order shall affect the conduct of a board established under a scheme made under the [1958 c. 47.] Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 or under the [1964 c. 13 (N.I.).] Agricultural Marketing Act (Northern Ireland) 1964.

(7)An order to which this section applies may authorise the Minister making the order to give directions to a person specified in the directions, or to the holder for the time being of an office so specified in any company or association,—

(a)to take such steps within his competence as may be specified or described in the directions for the purpose of carrying out, or securing compliance with, the order, or

(b)to do or refrain from doing anything so specified or described which he might be required by the order to do or refrain from doing,

and may authorise that Minister to vary or revoke any directions so given.