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Competition Act 1998
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- 1998 c. 41
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- s. 4 5 by 2002 c. 40 Sch. 25 para. 38(3)(4)
- s. 4 ceased to have effect by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 2
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- Blanket amendment text amended by S.I. 2011/1043 art. 3 4
- Blanket amendment text amended by S.I. 2011/1043 art. 3 6
- Blanket Amendment words substituted by 2005 c. 4 Sch. 11 para. 5
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- Pt. 2A inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 44
- s. 28A inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 14
- s. 30A by 2002 c. 40 s. 198
- s. 30A text amended by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 16
- s. 31A-31E inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 18
- s. 47A by 2002 c. 40 s. 18(1)(2)
- s. 47A(7)(a) text amended by S.I. 2007/1846 reg. 3(2)
- s. 47A(7)(b) text amended by S.I. 2007/1846 Sch.
- s. 47A(7)(c) text amended by S.I. 2007/1846 Sch.
- s. 47A(7)(d) words substituted by 2005 c. 4 Sch. 9 para. 65(3)
- s. 47B by 2002 c. 40 s. 19
- s. 58A and cross-heading by 2002 c. 40 s. 20(1)(2)
- s. 58A(4)(a) text amended by S.I. 2007/1846 Sch.
- s. 58A(4)(b) text amended by S.I. 2007/1846 Sch.
- s. 58A(4)(c) words substituted by 2005 c. 4 Sch. 9 para. 65(4)
- s. 62A inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 38
- s. 62B inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 39
- s. 65A 65B inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 43
- s. 75A inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 47
- s. 121 modified by S.I. 2003/1397 art. 3(5)
- Sch. 6A inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 52
- Sch. 7A by 2002 c. 40 s. 187 Sch. 12
- Sch. 7A by 2002 c. 40 s. 187(4)
- Sch. 7A para. 1 amended by S.I. 2003/1592 Sch. 4 para. 15(3)
- Sch. 7A para. 1 text amended by 2003 c. 21 Sch. 17 para. 154
- Sch. 7A para. 1 text amended by 2003 c. 21 Sch. 19(1)
- Sch. 7A para. 1 text amended by S.I. 2005/3172 Sch. para. 3(b)
- Sch. 24 para. 13 excluded by S.I. 2003/1397 art. 3(6)
- Long Title text amended by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 1
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- S.I. 2003/708 art. 2 commences (2001 c. 16)
- S.I. 2003/766 art. 2 commences (2002 c. 40)
- S.I. 2003/1397 art. 2 commences (2002 c. 40)
- S.I. 2003/1900 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 21)
- S.I. 2003/2681 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 20)
- S.I. 2003/3142 art. 2-4 commences (2002 c. 11 and 2003 c. 21)
- S.I. 2004/641 art. 2-5 commences (2003 c. 37)
- S.I. 2004/827 art. 2-4 commences (2003 c. 20)
- S.I. 2004/1376 art. 2 3 commences (2001 c. 16)
- S.I. 2004/1866 art. 2 commences (2002 c. 40)
- S.I. 2004/2528 art. 2-3 commences (2003 c. 37)
- S.I. 2004/2575 art. 2 Sch. 1 2 commences (2004 c. 20)
- S.I. 2004/3233 art. 2 commences (2002 c. 40)
- S.I. 2004/3322 art. 2 Sch. 1-3 commences (1989 c. 40 and 2004 c. 27)
- S.I. 2005/968 art. 2 3 commences (2003 c. 37)
- S.I. 2005/2714 art. 2-4 commences (2003 c. 37)
- S.I. 2009/107 art. 2-5 Sch. 1-5 Commencement Order
- S.I. 2009/579 art. 2 commences (2008 c. 26)
- S.I. 2009/1604 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 4)
- S.R. 2003/203 art. 2 commences (S.I. 2003/419 (N.I.))
- S.R. 2005/514 art. 2 commences (S.I. 2005/1454 (N.I.))
- S.R. 2007/194 art. 2 commences (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I.))
4 Individual exemptions.E+W+S+N.I.
(1)The Director may grant an exemption from the Chapter I prohibition with respect to a particular agreement if—
(a)a request for an exemption has been made to him under section 14 by a party to the agreement; and
(b)the agreement is one to which section 9 applies.
(2)An exemption granted under this section is referred to in this Part as an individual exemption.
(3)The exemption—
(a)may be granted subject to such conditions or obligations as the Director considers it appropriate to impose; and
(b)has effect for such period as the Director considers appropriate.
(4)That period must be specified in the grant of the exemption.
(5)An individual exemption may be granted so as to have effect from a date earlier than that on which it is granted.
(6)On an application made in such way as may be specified by rules under section 51, the Director may extend the period for which an exemption has effect; but, if the rules so provide, he may do so only in specified circumstances.
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