SCHEDULE

PART 1 MODIFICATIONS OF PUBLIC GENERAL ACTS

The Competition Act 1998 (c. 41)

3.  In the Competition Act 1998–

(a) in paragraph 19A(9) of Schedule 7 (performance of the Commission’s general functions: procedure)(1), in the definition of “special reference group”–

(i) the “or” at the end of paragraph (n) is omitted; and

(ii) after paragraph (o) there is added–

“; or

(p) article 3 of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2005.”; and

(b) in paragraph 1 of Schedule 7A (the Competition Commission: procedural rules for mergers and market references etc.)(2), in the definition of “special investigation”, for “, (n) and (o)” substitute “and (n) to (p)”.

(1)

Paragraph 19A was inserted by the Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40), section 187(3) and amended by the 2003 Act, section 406 and Schedule 17, paragraph 153.

(2)

Schedule 7A was inserted by the Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40), section 187(4) and Schedule 12 and amended by the 2003 Act, section 406 and Schedule 17, paragraph 154.