F1PART 9ARules and Guidance

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Pt. 9A substituted for ss. 138-164 (24.1.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), ss. 24(1), 122(3) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(1)(c), Sch. Pt. 3; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.

C1CHAPTER 4Competition scrutiny

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140AInterpretation

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In this Chapter—

  • F3“the CMA” means the Competition and Markets Authority.

  • “market in the United Kingdom” includes—

    1. a

      so far as it operates in the United Kingdom or a part of the United Kingdom, any market which operates there and in another country or territory or in a part of another country or territory, and

    2. b

      any market which operates only in a part of the United Kingdom;

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  • “practices”, in relation to each regulator, means practices adopted by that regulator in the exercise of functions under this Act;

  • “regulating provisions” means—

    1. a

      in relation to the FCA, any—

      1. i

        rules of the FCA;

      2. ii

        general guidance (as defined by section 139B(5) F5or 333P(9));

      3. iii

        F7...

      4. iv

        F9...

      5. v

        F6standards set under section 333H;

      6. vi

        statement issued by the FCA under 333K;

    2. b

      in relation to the PRA, any—

      1. i

        rules of the PRA;

      2. ii

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      3. iii

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For the purposes of this Chapter, any reference to a feature of a market in the United Kingdom for goods or services is to be read as a reference to—

a

the structure of the market concerned or any aspect of that structure,

b

any conduct (whether or not in the market concerned) of one or more than one person who supplies or acquires goods or services in the market concerned, or

c

any conduct relating to the market concerned of customers of any person who supplies or acquires goods or services.

4

In subsection (3) “conduct” includes any failure to act (whether or not intentional) and any other unintentional conduct.