UK Statutory Instrument SI 1998/1271 United Kingdom

The Restriction on Agreements and Conduct (Specified Domestic Electrical Goods) Order 1998

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Distributor5 Trader1

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Distributor — also bound by 201 other Acts
Trader — also bound by 864 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 244 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.art002 Prohibition of recommended resale prices for specified goods Regulated
  • Don't tell dealers what resale prices to charge for specified goodsDistributor
s.art003 Agreements concerning a dealer’s ability to set prices Regulated
  • You must not restrict dealers' freedom to set their own pricesDistributor
s.art004 Prohibition on withholding supply of specified goods from dealers Regulated
  • Do not withhold supplies from dealers without written permitted groundsDistributor
s.art007 Unlawful discrimination Regulated
  • Do not charge dealers different prices for discounting goodsDistributor
s.art008 Unlawful preference Regulated
  • Don't give dealers preferential terms based on their advertised or sale pricesDistributor
s.art009 Procuring breaches of articles 4, 7 or 8 Regulated
  • Dealers must not procure suppliers to breach articles 4, 7 or 8Trader
6 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.art001 Citation, commencement and interpretation
s.art005 Permitted grounds
s.art006 (1) For the purposes of article 4, and provided that...
s.art010 Directions by the Secretary of State as to compliance measures
s.art011 Registrable agreements
s.art012 Part 1 of the Competition Act 1998

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