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Catalogue description Department of Trade and Industry and successors: Fair Trading Division: Registered Files (FT Series)
| Reference: | FV 73 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Department of Trade and Industry and successors: Fair Trading Division: Registered Files (FT Series) |
| Description: |
The FT file series was created in March 1973, to accommodate the passage of the Fair Trading Bill through Parliament. FT1 covers monopolies and mergers legislation and the arrangements involved in establishing the Office of Fair Trade. FT 2 is concerned with the passage of the 1973 Fair Trading Bill, restrictive practice legislation, European Economic Community competition rules, consumer protection, hallmarking and the Trade Descriptions Act. |
| Date: | 1963-1989 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | FT file series |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Department of Prices and Consumer Protection, Fair Trading Division, 1974-1979 Department of Trade and Industry, Competition Policy, Consumer Credit and Safety Division, 1983-1984 Department of Trade and Industry, Industrial and Commercial Policy Division 3, 1970-1973 Department of Trade, Competition Policy Division, 1979-1980 |
| Physical description: | 330 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2001 Department of Trade and Industry |
| Selection and destruction information: | Policy files are always selected for permanent preservation (Schedule 6B) |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
In March 1974, the Fair Trading Division of the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection (DPCP) was established taking over the functions of the Industrial and Commercial Policy Division of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Following the general election in May 1979, DPCP was abolished and the responsibilities of the Fair Trading Division transferred to the Competition Policy Division of the Department of Trade. In 1983, the Departments of Trade and Industry were merged to form the DTI with responsibility for fair trade transferred to the Competition Policy, Consumer Credit and Safety Division. |
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