COMPETITION LAW

Items are listed in chronological sequence

European Communities Act 1972
(Downloadable)

Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
(This is available from a non Government web site )

EUR-LEX: The portal to European Union law Rules applying to undertakings: Article 81 & Article 82

Enterprise Act 2002 Chapter 40
This Act largely replaced the Fair Trading Act 1973, established the Office of Fair Trading to replace the statutory office of the Director of Fair Trading and made use of a Cartel a criminal offence.

2006 January 31st. Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 5: The Public Contracts Regulations 2006

2006 March 31st. Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 521: The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006

Press Cuttings

Times-Online 2006 February 16 Directors in cartels safe from jail for at least 2 years
The OFT is targeting construction as a priority area of investigation and it has vowed to crack down on anti-competitive practices on projects paid for with taxpayers’ money.

Office of Fair Trading Press Release 2007 March 22 OFT closes door on cartel leniency in construction bid rigging cases in England
The OFT is today making an offer of a reduced penalty to all those companies implicated in its current bid rigging cartel investigation in the construction sector in England, that have not so far applied for leniency.

Office of Fair Trading Press Release 2007 March 22 OFT makes 'fast track' offer in biggest ever UK cartel investigation
The OFT is today looking to fast track its current bid rigging cartel investigation in the construction industry, by making an offer of reduced financial penalty to all those implicated companies that have not so far applied for leniency but are willing to cooperate with the OFT in certain specific ways.

Times-Online 2007 March 22 Construction firms face prosecution over bid-rigging
The OFT has raided 57 companies as part of its inquiry into a £3 billion bid-rigging scandal

Inside Housing 2007 March 29 The Office of Fair Trading has reissued an offer to reduce the penalty fee.....

Times-Online 2007 May 25 Kier drawn into OFT bid-rigging inquiry
Kier, the building and construction firm, has admitted it is under the watch of the Office of Fair Trading as part of the competition watchdog’s investigation into bidding practices in the construction industry.....News of the OFT’s interest sent Kier shares down 93p, or 4 per cent, to £22.52 in afternoon dealing.