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Gillespie: Foundations of Economics

Unit 15

Credit cards
Under the Credit Cards (Price Discrimination) Act 1990 users of credit cards cannot be charged different fees than non credit card payers. For details visit
www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1990/Uksi_19902159_en_1.htm

Office of Fair Trading
"The OFT is responsible for making markets work well for consumers. We do this by promoting and protecting consumer interests throughout the UK whilst ensuring that businesses are fair and competitive" This site has information on a range of issues such as consumer rights and competition legislation.
www.oft.gov.uk

Patents
To read about a patent row in the MP3 industry see
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6389501.stm