The Trade Descriptions Act 1968 (c. 29) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which prevents manufacturers, retailers or service industry...
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force on 26 May 2008. It is effectively the successor to the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 (c. 29), which it largely repeals. It was designed to implement...
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This is a leading case on the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 section 24(1), where Tesco relied upon the defence of the 'act or omission of another person'...
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Hedgehog Flavour Crisps (category Articles with short description)
from sale in 1982 when the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) alleged a breach of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 as the product was flavoured with pork fat...
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Maximum harmonisation (category Articles with short description)
of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive on the British Trade Descriptions Act 1968. Traditionally it was fairly uncommon for European legislation...
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CE marking (category Articles with short description)
scope of approval is a specific offence under Section 1 of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968. The seller of such an article is as equally guilty as the manufacturer...
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Crunchy Frog (category Articles with short description)
titled "Trade Description Act" (sometimes also known as the "Whizzo Chocolate Company" sketch), inspired by the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 in British...
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The Crown (category Articles with short description)
2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024. "Trade Descriptions Act 1968: Section 12", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1968 c. 29 (s. 12), retrieved 25 July...
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St Edward's Crown (category Articles with short description)
Household. Retrieved 19 July 2024. "Trade Descriptions Act 1968: Section 12", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1968 c. 29 (s. 12), retrieved 25 July...
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Coat of arms of the United Kingdom (category Articles with short description)
Household. Retrieved 19 July 2024. "Trade Descriptions Act 1968: Section 12", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1968 c. 29 (s. 12), retrieved 25 July...
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Tudor Crown (category Articles with short description)
Household. Retrieved 19 July 2024. "Trade Descriptions Act 1968: Section 12", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1968 c. 29 (s. 12), retrieved 25 July...
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Trade Descriptions Act 1968 (e.g. car-clocking). PFI Convention The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 16 of this Act. "The...
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The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Pub. L. 87–794, 76 Stat. 872, enacted October 11, 1962, codified at 19 U.S.C. ch. 7) is an American trade law. Section...
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The Slave Trade Act 1807 (47 Geo. 3 Sess. 1. c. 36), or the Abolition of Slave Trade Act 1807, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom prohibiting...
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The Fair Trading Act 1973 (c. 41) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Lowe, R.; Woodroffe, G. F. (1985). Consumer Law and Practice. ISBN 0785556745...
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False advertising (category Articles with short description)
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (CPR), the de facto successor of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968. It is designed to implement the...
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Navigation Acts (redirect from Plantation Trade Act 1695)
into England. Following the 1696 act, the acts of Trade and Navigation were generally obeyed, except for the Molasses Act 1733, which led to extensive smuggling...
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Trade." Slave Trade Acts Slave Trade Act 1807 Slave Trade Act 1824 Slavery Abolition Act 1833 Slave Trade Act 1873 The citation of this Act by this short...
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Mephedrone (category Articles with short description)
products; this, too, was possibly illegal under the Trade Descriptions Act 1968. In the US, similar descriptions have been used to describe mephedrone, as well...
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Country of origin (category Articles with short description)
but misleading labelling can result in prosecution under the Trade Descriptions Act 1968. Food exported to the United Arab Emirates must include Country...
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The Slave Trade Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. 88) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated all treaties for suppression of the...
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note Bragg, R. J. (1991). Trade Descriptions: A Study of the Trade Descriptions Act, 1968, and Part III Consumer Protection Act, 1987. Oxford: Clarendon...
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The Transport Act 1968 (c. 73) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The main provisions made changes to the structure of nationally owned...
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The Embargo Act of 1807 was a general trade embargo on all foreign nations that was enacted by the United States Congress. Much broader than the ineffectual...
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121 acts of Parliament were passed in 1968: 77 public general acts and 44 local acts. indicates that an act is available to view at legislation.gov...
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East India Company (redirect from East India Trading Company)
establish private trading firms in India, led to the passing of the deregulating act in 1694. This act allowed any English firm to trade with India, unless...
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (United Kingdom) (redirect from Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1919)
Fisheries Act 1903 (3 Edw. 7. c. 31) was passed to transfer certain powers and duties relating to the fishing industry from the Board of Trade to what then...
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the Trade Facilities and Loans Guarantee Act 1922 (13 Geo. 5 Sess. 2. c. 4). The first section covered the extensions to the Trade Facilities Act 1921...
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Labour government, 1964–1970 (category Articles with short description)
attributed to the legislation passed during this period. In 1968 the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 (the "shoppers' charter") was enacted by parliament, and...
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The original World Trade Center (WTC) was a complex of seven buildings in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Built primarily...
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