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LORD JUSTICE SAVILLE: In Part 3 of the X Trading Act 1973 the Director General of X Trading is given powers to seek assurances from people carrying on a business to refrain from persisting in conduct which is unX to consumers; and to enlist the aid of the courts if such assurances are not forthcoming or have not been observed.

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Section 34 of the Act is in the following terms:

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"Action by Director with respect to course of conduct detrimental to interests of consumers

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(1) Where it appears to the Director that the person carrying on a business has in the course of that business persisted in a course of conduct which-

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(a) is detrimental to the interests of consumers in the United Kingdom, whether those interests are economic interests or interests in respect of health, safety or other matters, and

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(b) in accordance with the following provisions of this section is to be regarded as unX to consumers...