Part 4Market Studies and Market Investigations

Chapter 2Public interest cases

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151F1Public interest intervention cases: interaction with general procedure

F2(1)

Sections 134(1), (1A), (4), (6) and (7), 136(1) to (6), 137(1) to (6), 138 and 138A do not apply in relation to a restricted PI reference or a full PI reference.

(2)

Where the Secretary of State revokes an intervention notice which has been given under section 139(1), F3at a time after the Secretary of State has made a restricted PI reference or a full PI reference, the CMA shall proceed as if the reference concerned had instead been made under section 131 (in accordance with the requirements imposed by this Part).

(3)

Where the F4CMA is proceeding by virtue of subsection (2), the period within which the F4CMA shall prepare and publish its report under section 136 shall be extended by an additional period of 20 F5working days.

(4)

Where the F6CMA terminates its investigation under section 145(1)F7, the CMA shall proceed as if the restricted PI reference or (as the case may be) the full PI reference concerned had instead been made by the CMA under section 131 (in accordance with the requirements imposed by this Part).

(5)

Where the F8CMA is proceeding by virtue of subsection (4), the period within which the F8CMA shall prepare and publish its report under section 136 shall be extended by an additional period of 20 F9working days.

F10(6)

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F11(7)

In this section, “working day” means any day other than—

(a)

a Saturday or Sunday, or

(b)

a day that is a bank holiday in any part of the United Kingdom under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.