12(1)The CMA must prepare an annual plan for each financial year.U.K.
(2)The plan must—
(a)set out the CMA's main objectives for the year and indicate the relative priorities of each of those objectives;
(b)provide a summary of the proposed allocation of the CMA's financial resources to the activities to be carried on in connection with those objectives.
(3)The CMA must arrange for the plan to be laid before [F1—
(a)Parliament,
(b)the Scottish Parliament,
(c)Senedd Cymru, and
(d)the Northern Ireland Assembly]
(4)The CMA must publish the plan, in whatever way it considers appropriate, before the start of the financial year in question.
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 4 para. 12(3)(a)-(d) substituted for word in Sch. 4 para. 12(3) (20.9.2021) by United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (c. 27), ss. 40(2), 59(3) (with s. 55(2)); S.I. 2021/1062, reg. 2(i)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 4 para. 12 in force at 1.10.2013 by S.I. 2013/2227, art. 2(j) (with art. 3)
13(1)Before finalising an annual plan, the CMA must draw up proposals for it.U.K.
(2)The CMA must arrange for the proposals to be laid before [F2—
(a)Parliament,
(b)the Scottish Parliament,
(c)Senedd Cymru, and
(d)the Northern Ireland Assembly]
(3)The CMA must—
(a)publish the proposals in whatever way it considers appropriate, and
(b)make arrangements to consult with the public about them.
(4)Arrangements made under sub-paragraph (3)(b) may provide for consultation with the public to be effected in whatever way the CMA considers appropriate.
Textual Amendments
F2Sch. 4 para. 13(2)(a)-(d) substituted for word in Sch. 4 para. 13(2) (20.9.2021) by United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (c. 27), ss. 40(3), 59(3) (with s. 55(2)); S.I. 2021/1062, reg. 2(i)
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 4 para. 13 in force at 1.10.2013 by S.I. 2013/2227, art. 2(j) (with art. 3)