34Ministerial power to make cross-market referencesU.K.
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(1)Section 132 of the 2002 Act (ministerial power to make market investigation references) is amended as follows.
(2)After subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)In a case where the feature or each of the features concerned falls within section 131(2)(b) or (c), a reference under subsection (3) may be made in relation to more than one market in the United Kingdom for goods or services.”
(3)In subsection (4), for “section 156(1)” substitute “ section 156(A1) or (1) ”.
(4)Schedule 9 (which contains amendments of Part 4 of the 2002 Act which are consequential on section 33 and this section) has effect.
Commencement Information
I1S. 34 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(b) (with Sch.)