SCHEDULE 1TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS OF OFT AND COMPETITION COMMISSION TO CMA AND AMENDMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL ON PARTS 3 AND 4 OF THE ACT

PART 2Amendments to other Acts of Parliament

Patents Act 197733

1

Section 51 (powers exercisable in consequence of report of Competition Commission)28 is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), for “Competition Commission” substitute “Competition and Markets Authority”.

3

In subsection (3) for “Commission’s report as being those which in the Commission’s opinion”, substitute “Competition and Markets Authority’s report as being those which in the opinion of the Competition and Markets Authority”.

4

In subsection (4) for “Commission” substitute “Competition and Markets Authority”.

5

In the heading, for “Competition Commission” substitute “Competition and Markets Authority”.