HC Deb 30 March 1973 vol 853 cc426-30W
Mr. Madel

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what orders are being made under the Counter-Inflation Act 1973 and the Counter-Inflation (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972.

Mr. Patrick Jenkin

The table below shows the orders which will be published and come into operation in the next few days. A small number of further orders will need to be made later.

Title Date of Publication Date of coming into Operation Description (except where otherwise states, orders are made under the Counter-Inflation Act 1973)
The Counter-Inflation (Price and Pay Code) Order 1973. 1st April … 1st April … Order made by the Treasury under Section 2 containing the Price and Pay Code.
The Counter-Inflation (Notification of Increases in Remuneration) Order 1973. 2nd April … 8th April … Order made by the Secretary of State for Employment under Section 5 and Schedule 2 and 3 dealing with the arrangements for pre-notifying and approving increases in remuneration.
The Counter-Inflation (Notification of Increases in Prices and Charges) Order 2nd April … 2nd April … Order made by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry under Section 5 and Schedule 2 dealing with the arrangements for pre-notifying and approving prices and charges.
The Counter-Inflation (Modification of Wages Councils Act 1959) Order 1973. 1st April … 1st April … Order made by the Secretary of State for Employment under Section 8 and Schedule 2 requiring all wages councils' wages regulation proposals to be approved by the Pay Board before being published or submitted to the Secretary of State for the making of a wages regulation order.
The Counter-Inflation (Modification of Agricultural Wages Acts) Order 1973. 1st April … 1st April … Order made by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Secretary of State for Scotland under Section 8 and Schedule 2 prohibiting agricultural wages boards from formally publishing proposals or making an order unless the Pay Board has approved its terms.
The Counter-Inflation (Modification of the Remuneration of Teachers Act 1965) Order 1973. 1st April … 1st April … Order made by the Secretary of State for Education and Science under Section 8 dealing with the modification of existing statutory requirements relating to the remuneration of teachers.
The Counter-Inflation (Modification of the Remuneration of Teachers (Scotland) Act 1967) Order 1973. 1st April … 1st April … (Corresponding order for Scotland.)
The Counter-Inflation (Dividends) Order 1973. 1st April … 1st April … Order by the Treasury under Section 10 providing for the restriction of dividends.
The Counter-Inflation (Hackney Carriage Fares) Order 1973. 2nd April … 3rd April … Order by the Secretary of State for the Home Department enabling subordinate legislation about taxi fares to be modified so that these fares can be raised to take account of value added tax.
The Counter-Inflation (Hackney Carriage Fares) (Scotland) Order 1973. 2nd April … 3rd April … (Corresponding order for Scotland.)
The Counter-Inflation (Returns and Records of Remuneration) Order 1973. 2nd April … 8th April … Order by the Secretary of State for Employment under Section 15 dealing with the arrangements for furnishing returns and keeping records of remuneration (there will be a similar order later in April dealing with prices and charges).
The Counter-Inflation (Validity of Transactions) Order 1973. 1st April … 1st April … Order by the Treasury under paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 prescribing the degree to which transactions made illegal or otherwise affected by certain orders or notices under the Act are to be invalid.
The Counter-Inflation (Notices and Orders) Regulations 1973. 30th March … 1st April … Regulations by the Treasury under paragraph 5(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 prescribing the manner in which notices are to be given and certain orders, notices and consents are to be published, and dealing with the method of proving orders and notices in legal proceedings.

Title Date of Publication Date of coming into Operation Description (except where otherwise states, orders are made under the Counter-Inflation Act 1973)
The Counter-Inflation Designated Officers) Order 1973. 1st April … 1st April … Order by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under Schedule 4 designating weights and measures officers to carry out certain functions under the Act, with particular reference to value added tax.
The Counter-Inflation (Wages Councils) (No. 2) Order 1973. 30th March … 31st March … Order by the Secretary of State for Employment under the Counter-Inflation (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 preventing retrospective payments over the periods of standstill imposed in respect of certain wages regulation orders by orders made under the Counter-Inflation (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972.
The Counter-Inflation (Revocation of Orders) Order 1973. 30th March … 31st March … Order by the Secretary of State for Employment under the Counter-Inflation (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 revoking orders made under this Act restricting remuneration.
The Counter-Inflation (Agricultural Wages) Order 1973. 1st April … 1st April … Order by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland under the Counter-Inflation (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 bringing into effect from 1st April, without retrospection, the wages orders suspended during the standstill.