PART 4Competition Reform
CHAPTER 2Markets
Cross-market investigations
I134Ministerial power to make cross-market references
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.