PART 7 Amendment of Part 7 of the 2019 Regulations: saving and transitional provision

CHAPTER 2 Enterprise Act 2002 and other merger control legislation

54 Intervention to protect legitimate interests: European intervention notice before IP completion day
1 Paragraph 27 is amended as follows.
2 In sub-paragraph (1)—
(a) for “exit day” substitute “IP completion day”;
(b) at the end of paragraph (a), insert “and”;
(c) omit paragraph (c) and the “and” before it.
3 In sub-paragraph (2)—
(a) for “exit day” substitute “IP completion day”;
(b) at the end, insert—

“except that in section 68(2) of the 2002 Act—
(a) the reference to “EU law” includes a reference to “relevant separation agreement law” within the meaning of section 7C of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020; and
(b) the reference to the EC Merger Regulation has the meaning given by paragraph 18. ”

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