The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

PART 3 U.K. Amendment of other subordinate legislation

EEC Merger Control (Distinct Market Investigations) Regulations 1990 U.K.

9.  The EEC Merger Control (Distinct Market Investigations) Regulations 1990 M1 are revoked.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 9 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1990/1715, as amended by S.I. 2003/1398, S.I. 2004/1079 and S.I. 2014/549.

Restriction on Agreements and Conduct (Specified Domestic Electrical Goods) Order 1998 U.K.

10.—(1) Article 12 of the Restriction on Agreements and Conduct (Specified Domestic Electrical Goods) Order 1998 M2 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (2), for the words from “pursuant” to the end substitute—

“the agreement is exempt from the Chapter 1 prohibition as a result of—

(a) section 9 of the Competition Act 1998; or

(b) a block exemption or a retained exemption.”.

(3) Omit paragraph (3).

(4) In paragraph (4)—

(a) in the definition of “agreement” for “within the meaning of Article 85.1” substitute “ and those expressions have the same meaning as they do for the purposes of the Competition Act 1998 ”;

(b) omit the definition of “Article 85.1” and “Article 85.3”;

(c) in the appropriate place insert—

““the Chapter 1 prohibition” has the meaning given by section 2(8) of the Competition Act 1998;

“block exemption” has the meaning given by section 6(4) of the Competition Act 1998;

“retained exemption” has the meaning given by section 10(3) of the Competition Act 1998.”.

(5) For the heading substitute “ Part 1 of the Competition Act 1998 ”.

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 2 para. 10 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M2 S.I. 1998/1271; there are amending instruments, but none is relevant to these Regulations.

Competition Act 1998 and other Enactments (Amendment) Regulations 2004 U.K.

11.—(1) The Competition Act 1998 and other Enactments (Amendment) Regulations 2004 M3 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2, omit the definition of “the EC Competition Regulation”.

(3) Omit regulation 3.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 2 para. 11 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M3 S.I. 2004/1261; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2012/1809 and S.I. 2014/549.

Water Mergers (Modification of Enactments) Regulations 2004 U.K.

12.—(1) The Water Mergers (Modification of Enactments) Regulations 2004 M4 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3(1)—

(a) omit sub-paragraph (b);

(b) in sub-paragraph (d), for “to 68” substitute “ to 66 ”.

(3) In regulation 5—

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

(b) omit paragraphs (b) and (d);

(4) In regulation 10ZA, in paragraph (d), for “subsections (4) and (5)” substitute “ subsection 4 ”.

(5) Omit regulations 10ZB and 10ZC.

(6) In regulation 17A(a), omit sub-paragraph (ii).

(7) In regulation 29(a), omit sub-paragraph (iv).

(8) In regulation 30B—

(a) in paragraph (a)—

(i) insert “ and ” at the end of sub-paragraph (i);

(ii) omit sub-paragraph (iii) and the “and” before it;

(b) in paragraph (b), omit sub-paragraph (ii) (together with the final “and”).

[F1 (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”.]

(9) Omit regulation 33.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 para. 12(8A) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1343), regs. 1(1), 33

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 2 para. 12 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M4 S.I. 2004/3202, relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2011/1043, S.I. 2014/549 and S.I. 2015/1936.

Designation of the Competition and Markets Authority as a National Competition Authority Regulations 2014 U.K.

13.  The Designation of the Competition and Markets Authority as a National Competition Authority Regulations 2014 M5 are revoked.

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 2 para. 13 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M5 S.I. 2014/537.