The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019

Amendment of Schedule 1: amendment of other primary legislation

18.  After paragraph 2 insert—

“Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

2A.— (1) The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In the italic heading before section 144(2), after “report” insert “or in respect of retained EU merger commitments”.

(3) In section 144—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) after “83(2),” insert “84C(2),”;

(ii) after “investigations” insert “, or in respect of retained EU merger commitments”;

(b) in subsection (2), after “84(2)(a),” insert “84C(4),”;

(c) in the heading after “Authority” insert “or in respect of retained EU merger commitments”.

(4) In section 238(3)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) after “83(2),” insert “84C(2),”;

(ii) after “investigations etc” insert “, or in respect of retained EU merger commitments”;

(b) in subsection (2), after “84(2)(a),” insert “84C(4),”.

(5) In paragraph 17 of Schedule 2A(4)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) after “83(2),” insert “84C(2),”;

(ii) after “investigations etc” insert “, or in respect of retained EU merger commitments”;

(b) in subsection (2), after “84(2)(a),” insert “84C(4),”;

(c) in the heading after “report” insert “or in respect of retained EU merger commitments”.”.

(1)

1988 c 48.

(2)

Subsections (1), (1A) and (2) of section 144 were substituted for subsections (1) and (2) as originally enacted by paragraph 18 of Schedule 25 to the Enterprise Act 2002 and subsequently amended by S.I. 2014/892.

(3)

Subsections (1), (1A) and (2) of section 238 were substituted for subsections (1) and (2) as originally enacted by paragraph 18 of Schedule 25 to the Enterprise Act 2002 and subsequently amended by S.I. 2014/892.

(4)

Schedule 2A was inserted by S.I. 1996/2967 and paragraph 17 was subsequently amended by paragraph 18 of Schedule 25 to the Enterprise Act 2002 and S.I. 2014/892.