The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Competition) (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014 No. 892

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

PART 2 Amendments to other Acts of Parliament

Patents Act 1977

33.—(1) Section 51 (powers exercisable in consequence of report of Competition Commission)(1) 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”.

(1)

Substituted by Schedule 5 to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and subsequently amended by s. 45 of the Competition Act 1998 (c. 41), Schedule 25 to the Enterprise Act 2002 and S.I. 1999/506.