The Restriction of Merger Order 1969
Whereas according to a report of the Monopolies Commission under section 6 of the Monopolies and Mergers Act 1965(a) on the proposed acquisition of the De La Rue Company Limited by the Rank Organisation Limited, as laid before Parliament and ordered to be printed on 9th June 1969, the prospective results of the proposed acquisition may be expected to operate against the public interest: Now, therefore, the Board of Trade, in pursuance of the powers conferred upon them by sections 3(3)(a) and ...