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The Competition Act 1998 (Groceries) (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2020

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2020 No. 1568

Competition

The Competition Act 1998 (Groceries) (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2020

Made

17th December 2020

Laid before Parliament

18th December 2020

Coming into force

11th January 2021

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 7(1), (2) and (3) of Schedule 3 to, and section 71(3) of, the Competition Act 1998(1), makes the following Order.

The Secretary of State is satisfied that there are exceptional and compelling reasons of public policy why the prohibition contained in Chapter I of the Competition Act 1998 ought not to apply to, or ought to be deemed never to have applied in relation to, agreements of the descriptions specified in this Order.

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