The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019

PART 5 Amendment of Part 5 of the 2019 Regulations: amendment of subordinate legislation

29.  Schedule 2 to the 2019 Regulations is amended as follows.

Amendment of the Competition Act 1998 (Concurrency) Regulations 2014

30.—(1) Paragraph 5 is amended as follows.

(2) After sub-paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A) In regulation 2, in the definition of “prescribed functions”, after sub-paragraph (i) insert—

“(ia) any of the functions of the CMA under section 31I, section 31K and section 31L of the Act;”.”.

(3) After sub-paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A) After regulation 9(1)(c) insert—

“(ca) a draft of any varied or substituted retained EU anti-trust commitments which the competent person proposes to accept under section 31I (variation, substitution or release of retained EU anti-trust commitments) before those varied or substituted commitments are accepted;”.”.

Amendment of Part 3 of Schedule 2: amendment of other subordinate legislation

31.  In paragraph 12, after sub-paragraph (8) insert—

“(8A) In regulation 32—

(a) omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (a);

(b) after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) subsection (1A) were omitted; and”.”.

32.  After paragraph 12 insert—

“Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2005

12A.— (1) The Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2005(1)is amended as follows.

(2) In article 5(1A)(b), for “subsection (8A)” substitute “subsections (8A), (8B) and (8C)”.

(3) In article 10(3A)(b), for “subsection (8A)” substitute “subsections (8A), (8B) and (8C)”.

Postal Services (Appeals to the Competition Commission) (Investigations and Extension of Time Limits) Order 2011

12B.— (1) Article 4 of the Postal Services (Appeals to the Competition Commission) (Investigations and Extension of Time Limits) Order 2011(2) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (2)(b), for “subsection (8A) is” substitute “subsections (8A), (8B) and (8C) are”.”.

(1)

S.I. 2005/3172, amended by S.I. 2014/892; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

(2)

S.I. 2011/2749, amended by S.I. 2014/549.