Director General of Fair Trading

English Legal System: Director General of Fair Trading

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Director General of Fair Trading : The head of the Office of Fair Trading, who is appointed for a five-year term by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. He is responsible for reviewing the carrying on of commercial activities in the UK relating to the supply of goods or services supplied to consumers in the UK and for identifying situations relating to monopolies (*monopoly) and *anticompetitive practices.