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BOARD OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS ACT 1981

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Index Section Page

1 Isle of Man Office of Fair Trading ................................................................................ 5
2 [Repealed] ........................................................................................................................ 5
3 Constitution of the Board .............................................................................................. 5
4 [Repealed] ........................................................................................................................ 5
5 Expenses ........................................................................................................................... 5
6 Interpretation ................................................................................................................... 6
7 Amendments ................................................................................................................... 6
8 Transitional and saving provisions .............................................................................. 6
9 [Repealed] ........................................................................................................................ 6
10 Short title and commencement ..................................................................................... 6
SCHEDULE 1 7

SCHEDULE 2 7

AMENDMENT OF CERTAIN ENACTMENTS 7
SCHEDULE 3 7

TRANSITIONAL AND SAVING PROVISIONS 7
SCHEDULE 4 7

ENDNOTES 9

TABLE OF LEGISLATION HISTORY 9
TABLE OF RENUMBERED PROVISIONS 9
TABLE OF ENDNOTE REFERENCES 9

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BOARD OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS ACT 1981

Received Royal Assent: 31 July 1981
Passed: 13 October 1981
Commenced: 15 December 1981
AN ACT
to provide for the establishment of a Board of Consumer Affairs; for
the conferring of functions on that Board; for the abolition of the Consumer
Council; and for connected purposes.
1 Isle of Man Office of Fair Trading

(1) As from the commencement of this Act, there shall be established a
Statutory Board to be called the Isle of Man Office of Fair Trading (in this
Act referred to as ‘the Board’).1

(2) [Repealed]2

2 [Repealed]
3

3 Constitution of the Board

(1) The Board shall consist of —
(a) a chairman and a vice-chairman, who shall be members of
Tynwald; and
(b) no more than 3 other persons, each capable of representing
consumers in relation fo the functions of the Board, who shall not
be members of Tynwald.
(2) The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Council of
Ministers, subject to the approval of Tynwald.4

4 [Repealed]
5

5 Expenses

Any expenses incurred by the Board shall be defrayed out of money provided
by Tynwald.
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6 Interpretation

In this Act —
“the Board
” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(1);
“the Public Analyst for the Isle of Man
” [Repealed]6

7 Amendments

(1) The enactments mentioned in Schedule 2 shall be amended in accordance
with that Schedule.
(2) Where, by virtue of any amendment made by this Act, any function of
the Governor or of the Governor in Council is transferred to the Board,
any pronoun referring to the Governor or the Governor in Council shall
be modified accordingly.
8 Transitional and saving provisions

The transitional and saving provisions in Schedule 3 shall have effect.
9 [Repealed]
7

10 Short title and commencement

This Act may be cited as the Board of Consumer Affairs Act 1981 and shall come
into operation on such day as the Governor in Council may by order appoint.8

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Schedule 1
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Schedule 2

AMENDMENT OF CERTAIN ENACTMENTS

Section 7
[Sch 2 amended by Consumer Safety Act 1985 Sch 4, by Statute Law Revision
Act 1986 Sch 2, by Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1986 Sch 2, by Statutory Boards
Act 1987 Sch 4, by Weights and Measures Act 1989 Sch 5, by Payment of
Members’ Expenses Act 1989 Sch 2, by Consumer Protection Act 1991 Sch 5 and
by Food Act 1996 Sch 5, and amends the following Acts-
Consumer Protection (Trade Descriptions) Act 1970 q.v.
Price Marking Act 1976 q.v.]
Schedule 3

TRANSITIONAL AND SAVING PROVISIONS

Section 810

6. Nothing in this Act shall prejudice or affect —
(a) any public document in force immediately before the
commencement of this Act; or
(b) sections 15 and 16 of the Interpretation Act 1976.
Schedule 4
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Board of Consumer Affairs Act 1981 Endnotes


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ENDNOTES

Table of Legislation History

Legislation Year and No Commencement






Table of Renumbered Provisions

Original Current






Table of Endnote References

1
Subs (1) amended by SD579/98. 2
Subs (2) repealed by Consumer Protection Act 1991 s 57. 3
S 2 repealed by Statutory Boards Act 1987 Sch 4. 4
S 3 substituted by SD941/06. 5
S 4 repealed by Statutory Boards Act 1987 Sch 4. 6
Definition of ‘the Public Analyst for the Isle of Man’ repealed by Miscellaneous
Provisions Act 1986 Sch 2. 7
S 9 repealed by Statutory Boards Act 1987 Sch 4. 8
ADO (whole Act) 15/12/1981 (GC244/81). 9
Sch 1 repealed by Consumer Protection Act 1991 s 57. 10
Sch 3 amended by Shops Act 1985 Sch 2, by Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1986 Sch 2,
by Statutory Boards Act 1987 Sch 4 and by Weights and Measures Act 1989 Sch 5. 11
Sch 4 repealed by Statutory Boards Act 1987 Sch 4.