In the past, Monopoly investigations and reports were carried out under the Fair Trading Act 1973. Now that the Enterprise Act 2002 is in place, responsibility for enforcing undertakings and orders, and the power to release, vary or supersede undertakings or orders, will be transferred from the Secretary of State to the Competition Commission.
Supply of Extended Warranties on Domestic Electrical Goods
The Government's Order - The Supply of Extended Warranties on Domestic Electrical Goods Order 2005 - which implements the remedies recommended in the 2003 Competition Commission Report on the supply of extended warranties (EW) on domestic electrical goods came into force on 6 April 2005.
Supply of Prescription Only Veterinary Medicines
The Government's Order - The Supply of Relevant Veterinary Medicinal Products Order 2005 - which implements the remedies recommended in the 2003 Competition Commission Report on the prescription-only medicines for veterinary use came into force on 31 October 2005.
Details of revocations of monopolies and restrictive practices orders are available on our archived monopolies page.
