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(a) the sale and supply of goods and services to consumers, |
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(b) guarantees in relation to such goods and services, |
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(c) hire purchase, including the subject-matter of Part III of the Hire Purchase Act 1964, |
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(d) trade descriptions, except in relation to food, |
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(e) misleading and comparative advertising, except regulation specifically in relation to food, tobacco and tobacco products, |
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(h) the conduct of estate agency business, |
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(i) auctions and mock auctions of goods and services, and |
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(j) hall-marking and gun barrel proofing. |
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Safety of, and liability for, services supplied to consumers. |
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The subject-matter of- |
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(a) the Hearing Aid Council Act 1968, |
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(b) the Unsolicited Goods and Services Acts 1971 and 1975, |
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(c) Parts I to III and XI of the Fair Trading Act 1973, |
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(d) the Consumer Credit Act 1974, |
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(e) the Timeshare Act 1992, |
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(f) the Package Travel, Holidays and Tours Regulations 1992, and |
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(g) the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993. |
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Exception from reservation |
| The subject-matter of section 16 of the Food Safety Act 1990 (food safety and consumer protection). |
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Section 7 - Product Standards, Safety and Liability |
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Reservation |
| Technical standards and requirements in relation to products in pursuance of an obligation under Community law. |
| Product safety and liability. |
| Product labelling. |
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Exceptions from reservation |
| Food, agricultural and horticultural produce, fish and fish products, seeds, animal feeding stuffs, fertilisers and pesticides. |
| In relation to food safety, materials which come into contact with food. |
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Section 8 - Weights and Measures |
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Reservation |
| Units and standards of weight and measurement. |
| Regulation of trade so far as involving weighing, measuring and quantities. |
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Section 9 - Telecommunications and Wireless Telegraphy |
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Reservation |
| Telecommunications and wireless telegraphy. |
| Internet services. |
| Electronic encryption. |
| The subject-matter of Part II of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 (electromagnetic disturbance). |
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Exception from reservation |
| The subject-matter of the Interception of Communications Act 1985 so far as relating to the prevention or detection of serious crime (within the meaning of that Act). |
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Section 10 - Post Office, Posts and Postal Services |
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Reservation |
| The Post Office, posts (including postage stamps, postal orders and postal packets) and regulation of postal services. |
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Exception from reservation |
| The subject-matter of the Interception of Communications Act 1985 so far as relating to the prevention or detection of serious crime (within the meaning of that Act). |
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Section 11 - Research Councils |
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Reservation |
| Research Councils within the meaning of the Science and Technology Act 1965. |
| The subject-matter of section 5 of that Act (funding of scientific research) so far as relating to Research Councils. |
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Section 12 - Designation of Assisted Areas |
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Reservation |
| The subject-matter of section 1 of the Industrial Development Act 1982. |
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Section 13 - Protection of Trading and Economic Interests |
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Reservation |
| The subject-matter of- |
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(a) section 2 of the Emergency Laws (Re-enactments and Repeals) Act 1964 (Treasury power in relation to action damaging to economic position of United Kingdom), |
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(b) Part II of the Industry Act 1975 (powers in relation to transfer of control of important manufacturing undertakings), and |
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(c) the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980. |
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Head 4 - Energy Section 1 - Electricity Reservation |
| Regulation of the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity. |
| The subject-matter of Part II of the Electricity Act 1989. |
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Section 2 - Oil and Gas |
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Reservation |
| Oil and gas, including- |
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(a) the ownership of, exploration for and exploitation of deposits of oil and natural gas, |
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(b) offshore installations and pipelines, |
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(c) the subject-matter of the Pipe-lines Act 1962 (including section 5 (deemed planning permission)) so far as relating to pipelines within the meaning of section 65 of that Act, |
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(d) the application of Scots law and the jurisdiction of the Scottish courts in relation to offshore activities, |
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(e) pollution relating to oil and gas exploration and exploitation, but only outside controlled waters (within the meaning of section 30A(1) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974), |
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(f) restrictions on navigation, fishing and other activities in connection with offshore activities, and |
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(g) liquefaction of natural gas and the conveyance, shipping and supply of gas through pipes. |
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Exceptions from reservation |
| The subject-matter of the Offshore Petroleum Development (Scotland) Act 1975, other than sections 3 to 7. |
| The manufacture of gas. |
| The conveyance, shipping and supply of gas other than through pipes. |
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Section 3 - Coal |
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Reservation |
| Coal, including its ownership and exploitation, deep and opencast coal mining and coal mining subsidence. |
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Exceptions from reservation |
| Sections 53 (environmental duties in connection with planning) and 54 (obligation to restore land affected by coal-mining operations) of the Coal Industry Act 1994. |
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Section 4 - Nuclear Energy |
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Reservation |
| Nuclear energy and nuclear installations, including- |
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(a) nuclear safety, security and safeguards, and |
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(b) liability for nuclear occurrences. |
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Exception from reservation |
| The subject-matter of- |
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(a) Part I of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, and |
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(b) the Radioactive Substances Act 1993. |
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Section 5 - Energy Conservation |
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Reservation |
| The subject-matter of the Energy Act 1976, other than section 9. |
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Exception from reservation |
| The encouragement of energy efficiency other than by prohibition or regulation. |
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Head 5 - Transport |
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Section 1 - Road Transport |
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Reservation |
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(a) the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) Act 1952, |
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(b) the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 and the Transport Act 1985, so far as relating to public service vehicle operator licensing, |
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(c) section 17 (traffic regulation on special roads), section 25 (pedestrian crossings), Part V (traffic signs) and Part VI (speed limits) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, |
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(d) the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, |
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(e) the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994, |
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(f) the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995, and |
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(g) the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995. |
| Regulation of proper hours or periods of work by persons engaged in the carriage of passengers or goods by road. |
| The conditions under which international road transport services for passengers or goods may be undertaken. |