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SCHEDULE 10U.K.Markets: public interest interventions

29U.K.In section 169 (certain duties of relevant authorities to consult: Part 4), in subsection (6)—

(a)in the definition of “relevant authority”, at the end insert “ or the Secretary of State ”,

(b)in the definition of “relevant decision”, in paragraph (b), after “appropriate Minister” (in the first place where it occurs) insert “ (other than the Secretary of State acting alone) ”, and

(c)also in that definition, after paragraph (b) insert—

  • in the case of the Secretary of State, any decision by the Secretary of State—

    (i)

    to make a reference under section 132;

    (ii)

    to vary under section 135 such a reference;

    (iii)

    in a case where the Secretary of State is required to make a reference under section 140A, whether to make a reference under subsection (5) or (6) of that section; or

    (iv)

    to vary under section 140B a reference made under section 140A(6).