§ Mrs. McLaughlinasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has yet given a further direction to the Registrar of Restrictive Trading Agreements about the order in which registered agreements are to be taken before the Restrictive Practices Court.
§ Sir D. EcclesAt the request of the Minister of Commerce in the Government of Northern Ireland, a direction has today been sent to the Registrar, the text of which is as follows:
RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES ACT, 1956.
DIRECTION WITH RESPECT TO THE ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE RESTRICTIVE PRACTICES COURT.
WHEREAS the Board of Trade on the 16th day of April, 1957, gave to the Registrar a Direction (hereinafter referred to as "the Principal Direction") with respect to the order of proceedings before the Restrictive Practices Court in respect of agreements described in the Schedule thereto and therein referred to as "scheduled agreements"
AND WHEREAS the Board of Trade on the 3rd day of September, 1957, and the 28th day of March, 1958, gave to the Registrar further Directions with respect to such order of proceedings which had the effect of adding to the agreements described in the Schedule to the Principal Direction
Now THEREFORE the Board of Trade in pursuance of Section 1 of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1956(a), hereby direct that agreements under which restrictions (being restrictions by virtue of which such agreements are subject to registration under the Registration of Restrictive Trading Agreements Order, 1956(b)) are accepted by any of the parties in relation to the supply by them, in the course of their business, of coal and other solid fuel in Northern Ireland shall also be added to the Schedule to the Principal Direction which shall have the effect as if such agreements were also scheduled agreements.
Dated this 3rd day of July, 1958.
(Signed) G. H. ANDREW,
A Secretary of the Board of Trade.
(a) 4 & 5 Eliz. 2, c. 68. (b) S.I. 1956/1869.