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Administrative Changes Orders
Historical version for 5 October 2011 to 25 October 2011 (accessed 22 May 2013 at 04:19) Current version
Public Sector Employment and Management (General) Order 2003Public Sector Employment and Management (General) Order 2003Part 3Clause 32

32   Abolition of Department of Fair Trading and transfer of branches

(1)  All branches are removed from the Department of Fair Trading and added to the Department of Commerce.
(2)  The Department of Fair Trading is abolished as a Department of the Public Service.
(3)  In any document, a reference to the Department of Fair Trading is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Commerce, except as provided by subclause (4).
(4)  A reference to the Director-General of the Department of Fair Trading (including a reference that is required by previous Orders to be construed as a reference to the Director-General of the Department of Fair Trading), being a reference in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Fair Trading or the Home Building Act 1989, is to be construed:
(a)  as a reference to the Commissioner for Fair Trading, Department of Commerce, or
(b)  if there is no such position in that Department, as a reference to the Director-General of that Department.
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