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

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[X118.  After paragraph 2 insert—

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

2A.(1) The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 M1 is amended as follows.

(2) In the italic heading before section 144 M2, after “report” insert “ or in respect of retained EU merger commitments ”.

(3) In section 144—

(a)in subsection (1)—

(i)after “83(2),” insert “ 84C(2), ”;

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

(b)in subsection (2), after “84(2)(a),” insert “ 84C(4), ”;

(c)in the heading after “Authority” insert “ or in respect of retained EU merger commitments ”.

(4) In section 238 M3

(a)in subsection (1)—

(i)after “83(2),” insert “ 84C(2), ”;

(ii)after “investigations etc” insert “ , or in respect of retained EU merger commitments ”;

(b)in subsection (2), after “84(2)(a),” insert “ 84C(4), ”.

(5) In paragraph 17 of Schedule 2A M4

(a)in subsection (1)—

(i)after “83(2),” insert “ 84C(2), ”;

(ii)after “investigations etc” insert “ , or in respect of retained EU merger commitments ”;

(b)in subsection (2), after “84(2)(a),” insert “ 84C(4), ”;

(c)in the heading after “report” insert “ or in respect of retained EU merger commitments ”..]

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

M11988 c 48.

M2Subsections (1), (1A) and (2) of section 144 were substituted for subsections (1) and (2) as originally enacted by paragraph 18 of Schedule 25 to the Enterprise Act 2002 and subsequently amended by S.I. 2014/892.

M3Subsections (1), (1A) and (2) of section 238 were substituted for subsections (1) and (2) as originally enacted by paragraph 18 of Schedule 25 to the Enterprise Act 2002 and subsequently amended by S.I. 2014/892.

M4Schedule 2A was inserted by S.I. 1996/2967 and paragraph 17 was subsequently amended by paragraph 18 of Schedule 25 to the Enterprise Act 2002 and S.I. 2014/892.