The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (expired—not approved)

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[X116.  Before paragraph 1 and the heading to that paragraph (but after the heading “Amendment of other primary legislation”) insert—

Registered Designs Act 1949

A1.(1) Section 11AB of the Registered Designs Act 1949 M1 is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a)after “83(2),” insert “ 84C(2), ”;

(b)after “investigations” insert “ , or in respect of retained EU merger commitments ”.

(3) In subsection (6)(a), after “75(2)” insert “ or 84C(2) ”.

(4) In subsection (8), after “92(1)(a),” insert “ 92A(1), ”.

(5) In the heading after “investigations” insert “ or in respect of retained EU merger commitments ”.

Patents Act 1977

B1.(1) Section 50A of the Patents Act 1977 M2 is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a)after “83(2),” insert “ 84C(2), ”;

(b)after “investigations” insert “ , or in respect of retained EU merger commitments ”.

(3) In subsection (5)(a), after “75(2)” insert “ or 84C(2) ”.

(4) In subsection (7), after “92(1)(a),” insert “ 92A(1), ”.

(5)  In the heading after “investigations” insert “ or in respect of retained EU merger commitments ”.

Competition Act 1980

C1.(1) Section 11B(1A) M3 of the Competition Act 1980 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (a)—

(a)for “paragraphs (a) and (b)” substitute “ paragraphs (a) to (c) ”;

(b)omit the “and” at the end.

(3) After paragraph (b), insert—

, and

(c)subsections (8B) and (8C) were omitted...]

Editorial Information

X1This statutory instrument was made under a procedure whereby it ceases to have effect at the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which it was made unless, during that period, the instrument is approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. It was not approved by Parliament within that period and so has ceased to have effect.

Marginal Citations

M11949 c. 88; section11AB was inserted by paragraph 1 of Schedule 25 to the Enterprise Act 2002 and amended by S.I. 2014/892.

M21977 c. 37; section 50A was inserted by paragraph 8 of Schedule 25 to the Enterprise Act 2002 and amended by S.I. 2014/892.

M31980 c. 21; section 11B was inserted by paragraph 10 of Schedule 25 to the Enterprise Act 2002 and amended by S.I. 2014/892.