(1)The M1Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971 shall be amended as follows (the amendments bringing the adjudicating functions of the Director under this Act under the supervision of the Council on Tribunals—
(a)in section 8(2) and section 19(4), for “5A” there shall be substituted “6A” ; and
(b)in Schedule 1, paragraph 5A is hereby repealed and after paragraph 6 there shall be inserted—
“ Fair Trading.6AThe Director General of Fair Trading in respect of his functions under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39.) and the Estate Agents Act 1979 (c. 38.), and any member of the Director’s staff authorised to exercise those functions under paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Fair Trading Act 1973 (c. 41.)”
(2)Any member of the Council on Tribunals or of the Scottish Committee of the Council, in his capacity as such, may attend any hearing of representations conducted in accordance with Part I of Schedule 2 to this Act.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The text of s. 24(1)(a) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
C2The text of s. 24(1)(b) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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