My hon. Friend says that the code would not apply retrospectively, relative to the date of the statute. Of course, the statute came in on 4 February 2010. The Bill merely provides for the referee to enforce the code. Retrospectivity in respect of the statute therefore does not apply.
Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 19 November 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill [Lords].
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