Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6 U.K. Regulatory appeals etc: minor and consequential amendments

PART 1 U.K. Amendments to Acts

Competition Act 1980 (c. 21) U.K.

1 U.K. The Competition Act 1980 is amended as follows.

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I1 Sch. 6 para. 1 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(d) (with Sch.)

2 (1) Section 11 (reference of public bodies and certain other persons to the Commission) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsections (1), (5), (6), (8) and (10), for “Commission” (in each place where it occurs) substitute “ CMA ” .

(3) After subsection (10) insert—

“(10A) The functions of the CMA with respect to a reference under this section (including functions under sections 109 to 115 of the Enterprise Act 2002, as applied by section 11B) are to be carried out on behalf of the CMA by a group constituted for the purpose by the chair of the CMA under Schedule 4 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.”

(4) In the heading, for “Commission” substitute “ CMA ”.

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I2 Sch. 6 para. 2 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(d) (with Sch.)

3 U.K. In section 11A (references under section 11: time-limits), in subsections (2) and (3), for “Commission” (in each place where it occurs) substitute “ CMA ”.

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I3 Sch. 6 para. 3 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(d) (with Sch.)

4 (1) Section 11C (references under section 11: further supplementary provisions) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1), for the words from “the words” to the end, substitute “—

(a) the words “, OFCOM or the Secretary of State” were omitted, and

(b) for the words “their functions” there were substituted “ its functions ”.”

(3) In subsection (3)—

(a) for “Commission” substitute “ CMA ”, and

(b) for the words from “in connection with” to the end, substitute “ by the chair of the CMA for the purpose of carrying out the functions of the CMA with respect to the reference ”.

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I4 Sch. 6 para. 4 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(d) (with Sch.)

5 U.K. In section 12 (orders following report under section 11), in subsections (1) to (3) and (5), for “Commission” (in each place where it occurs) substitute “ CMA ”.

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I5 Sch. 6 para. 5 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(d) (with Sch.)

6 U.K. In section 16 (general provisions as to reports), in subsection (2), for “Commission” substitute “ CMA ”.

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I6 Sch. 6 para. 6 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(d) (with Sch.)

7 U.K. In section 17 (laying before Parliament and publication of reports), in subsection (6), for “Commission” substitute “ CMA ”.

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I7 Sch. 6 para. 7 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(d) (with Sch.)

8 U.K. In section 33 (short title, interpretation, etc), in subsection (2), for “ “the Commission”” substitute “ “the CMA” ”.

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I8 Sch. 6 para. 8 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/416, art. 2(1)(d) (with Sch.)