SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5Procedure for appeals to the CMA
Interpretation
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In this Schedule—
“appeal” means an appeal made in accordance with section 79;
“appeal rules” means rules of procedure under paragraph 16;
“appellant” has the meaning given by paragraph 3(4);
“authorised member of the CMA”—
- a
in relation to a power exercisable in connection with an appeal in respect of which a group has been constituted by the chair of the CMA under Schedule 4 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, means a member of that group who has been authorised by the chair of the CMA to exercise that power;
- b
in relation to a power exercisable in connection with an application for permission to bring an appeal, or otherwise in connection with an appeal in respect of which a group has not been so constituted by the chair of the CMA, means—
- i
any member of the CMA Board who is also a member of the CMA panel, or
- ii
any member of the CMA panel authorised by the Treasury (whether generally or specifically) to exercise the power in question;
- i
- a
“CMA” means the Competition and Markets Authority;
“CMA Board” and “CMA panel” have the same meaning as in Schedule 4 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013;
“group” means a group selected in accordance with paragraph 6;
“statement of truth”, in relation to the production of a statement or provision of information by a person, means a statement that the person believes the facts stated in the statement or information to be true;
“working day” means any day other than—
- a
Saturday or Sunday;
- b
Christmas Day or Good Friday;
- c
a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in any part of the United Kingdom.
- a
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References in this Schedule to a party to an appeal are references to—
a
the appellant, or
b
the Payment Systems Regulator.