Part 2Competition

Chapter 3Markets

134Market studies: removal of time-limit on pre-reference consultation

(1)

Chapter 1 of Part 4 of EA 2002 (market studies and market investigations: references) is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 131B (market studies and the making of decisions to refer: time-limits) omit subsections (1) to (3).

(3)

In section 131C (time-limits under section 131B: supplementary)β€”

(a)

in subsection (1) omit paragraph (a);

(b)

in subsection (2) omit paragraph (a) and the β€œor” after it.