(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order excludes land and vertical agreements, as defined in the Order, from the prohibition on anti-competitive agreements imposed by section 2 of the Competition Act 1998 (the Chapter I prohibition). The Order provides for power to withdraw the exclusion from a particular agreement, and that an agreement to the like object and effect between the same parties to an agreement from which the exclusion is withdrawn is not excluded.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared in relation to this Order. A copy may be obtained from Competition Policy and Utilities Review Directorate, Bay 608, 1 Victoria Street SW1H 0ET, telephone 020-7215 2823.
