The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

PART 3 Amendment of other subordinate legislation

EEC Merger Control (Distinct Market Investigations) Regulations 1990

9.  The EEC Merger Control (Distinct Market Investigations) Regulations 1990(1) are revoked.

Restriction on Agreements and Conduct (Specified Domestic Electrical Goods) Order 1998

10.—(1) Article 12 of the Restriction on Agreements and Conduct (Specified Domestic Electrical Goods) Order 1998(2) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (2), for the words from “pursuant” to the end substitute—

“the agreement is exempt from the Chapter 1 prohibition as a result of—

(a) section 9 of the Competition Act 1998; or

(b) a block exemption or a retained exemption.”.

(3) Omit paragraph (3).

(4) In paragraph (4)—

(a) in the definition of “agreement” for “within the meaning of Article 85.1” substitute “and those expressions have the same meaning as they do for the purposes of the Competition Act 1998”;

(b) omit the definition of “Article 85.1” and “Article 85.3”;

(c) in the appropriate place insert—

““the Chapter 1 prohibition” has the meaning given by section 2(8) of the Competition Act 1998;

“block exemption” has the meaning given by section 6(4) of the Competition Act 1998;

“retained exemption” has the meaning given by section 10(3) of the Competition Act 1998.”.

(5) For the heading substitute “Part 1 of the Competition Act 1998”.

Competition Act 1998 and other Enactments (Amendment) Regulations 2004

11.—(1) The Competition Act 1998 and other Enactments (Amendment) Regulations 2004(3) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2, omit the definition of “the EC Competition Regulation”.

(3) Omit regulation 3.

Water Mergers (Modification of Enactments) Regulations 2004

12.—(1) The Water Mergers (Modification of Enactments) Regulations 2004(4) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3(1)—

(a) omit sub-paragraph (b);

(b) in sub-paragraph (d), for “to 68” substitute “to 66”.

(3) In regulation 5—

(a) insert “and” at the end of paragraph (aa);

(b) omit paragraphs (b) and (d);

(4) In regulation 10ZA, in paragraph (d), for “subsections (4) and (5)” substitute “subsection 4”.

(5) Omit regulations 10ZB and 10ZC.

(6) In regulation 17A(a), omit sub-paragraph (ii).

(7) In regulation 29(a), omit sub-paragraph (iv).

(8) In regulation 30B—

(a) in paragraph (a)—

(i) insert “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (i);

(ii) omit sub-paragraph (iii) and the “and” before it;

(b) in paragraph (b), omit sub-paragraph (ii) (together with the final “and”).

(9) Omit regulation 33.

Designation of the Competition and Markets Authority as a National Competition Authority Regulations 2014

13.  The Designation of the Competition and Markets Authority as a National Competition Authority Regulations 2014(5) are revoked.

(1)

S.I. 1990/1715, as amended by S.I. 2003/1398, S.I. 2004/1079 and S.I. 2014/549.

(2)

S.I. 1998/1271; there are amending instruments, but none is relevant to these Regulations.

(3)

S.I. 2004/1261; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2012/1809 and S.I. 2014/549.

(4)

S.I. 2004/3202, relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2011/1043, S.I. 2014/549 and S.I. 2015/1936.

(5)

S.I. 2014/537.