SCHEDULE 4CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

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1

In section 50A of the Patents Act 1977 (powers exercisable following merger and market investigations)—

a

the reference in subsection (1)(a) to section 66(6) of the Enterprise Act 2002 shall have effect as if it included a reference to article 12(7) of the Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests) Order 2003;

b

the reference in subsection (1)(a) to paragraph 5(2) or 10(2) of Schedule 7 to the Enterprise Act 2002 shall have effect as if it included a reference to paragraph 5(2) or 10(2) of Schedule 2 to the Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests) Order 2003;

c

the reference in subsection (6) to section 63 of the Enterprise Act 2002 shall have effect as if it included a reference to article 6 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests) Order 2003;

d

the reference in subsection (6) to section 66 of the Enterprise Act 2002 shall have effect as if it included a reference to article 12 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests) Order 2003; and

e

the reference in subsection (7) to Part 3 shall have effect as if it included a reference to the Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests) Order 2003.

2

In section 53(2) of the Patents Act 1977 (statements in certain reports of the F1Competition and Markets Authority to be prima facie evidence of the matters stated) the reference to Part 3 shall have effect as if it included a reference to the Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests) Order 2003.