Part 3Mergers

Chapter 5Supplementary

Merger notices

99 Certain functions of F1CMA in relation to merger notices

(1)

The F2CMA shall, so far as practicable and when F3the initial period (within the meaning of section 34ZA) begins in relation to the merger notice, take such action as the F2CMA considers appropriate to bring—

(a)

the existence of the proposal;

(b)

the fact that the merger notice has been given; and

(c)

the date on which the period for considering the notice may expire;

to the attention of those whom the F2CMA considers would be affected if the arrangements were carried into effect.

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(5)

The F5CMA may, at any time before the end of F6the initial period (within the meaning of section 34ZA) in relation to a merger notice, reject the notice if—

(a)

the F5CMA suspects that any information given in respect of the notified arrangements (whether in the merger notice or otherwise) by the person who gave the notice or any connected person is in any material respect false or misleading;

(b)

the F5CMA suspects that it is not proposed to carry the notified arrangements into effect; F7or

(c)

any prescribed information is not given in the merger notice F8or the person who gave the merger notice has failed (with or without a reasonable excuse) to comply with any requirement of a notice under section 109 in relation to the case concerned; F9...

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(6)

In this section and section 100 “connected person”, in relation to the person who gave a merger notice, means—

(a)

any person who, for the purposes of section 127, is associated with him; or

(b)

any subsidiary of the person who gave the merger notice or of any person so associated with him.