Regulations made by the Secretary of State which purported to restrict the range of contracts which could be made between tour operators and travel agents were beyond his powers. The ability to make such regulations followed directly only from a report prepared by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission, and in this case the regulations went beyond the findings, and were to that extent ultra vires.
Citations:
Times 12-Jan-2000
Statutes:
Fair Trading Act 1973 56(2), Foreign Package Holidays (Tour Operators and Travel Agents) Order 1998 (1998 N0 1945)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Judicial Review, Commercial, Consumer
Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.85547
