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In this Part, the expressions listed in the left-hand column have the meaning given by, or are to be interpreted in accordance with, the provisions listed in the right-hand column.
| Expression | Provision of this Act |
|---|---|
| Action (and the taking of action) | Section 129(1) |
| Adverse public interest finding | Section 54(3) |
| Agreement | Section 129(1) |
| Anti-competitive outcome | Section 35(2) |
| Business (and carrying on business) | Section 129(1) and (3) |
| Change of circumstances | Section 129(1) |
| The Commission | Section 273 |
| Community law | Section 129(1) |
| Consumer | Section 129(1) |
| Customer | Section 129(1) |
| Date of reference | Section 39(9) |
| The decision-making authority | Section 22(7) |
| Enactment | Section 129(1) |
| Enforcement order | Section 86(6) |
| Enforcement undertaking | Section 89(2) |
| Enterprise | Section 129(1) |
| Enterprises ceasing to be distinct | Section 26(1) |
| European Merger Regulations | Section 129(1) |
| Final determination of matter to which intervention notice relates | Section 43(4) and (5) |
| Final determination of matter to which special intervention notice relates | Section 60(4) and (5) |
| Final determination of reference under section 22 or 33 | Section 79(1) and (2) |
| Goods | Section 129(1) |
| Interconnected bodies corporate (and a group of interconnected bodies corporate) | Section 129(2) |
| Intervention notice | Section 42(2) |
| Market for goods or services | Section 22(6) |
| Market in the United Kingdom | Section 22(6) |
| Merger notice | Section 96(2) |
| Modify | Section 129(1) |
| Notice | Section 129(1) |
| Notified arrangements | Section 96(6) |
| The OFT | Section 273 |
| Orders under section 81 | Section 81(6) |
| Orders under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 | Paragraph 2(7) of Schedule 7 |
| The period for considering a merger notice | Sections 97 and 98 |
| Price | Section 129(1) |
| Public interest consideration | Sections 42(3) and 67(9) |
| Public interest consideration being finalised | Section 42(8) |
| Publish | Section 129(4) |
| References under section 22, 33, 45 or 62 | Sections 37(2), 49(1), 56(8) and 64(2) |
| Relevant customer benefit | Section 30 |
| Relevant merger situation | Section 23 (as read with other enactments) |
| Reports of the Commission | Section 118(5) |
| Special intervention notice | Section 59(2) |
| Special merger situation | Section 59(3) |
| Subordinate legislation | Section 129(1) |
| Subsidiary | Section 129(1) |
| Supply (in relation to the supply of goods) | Section 129(1) |
| The supply of services (and a market for services etc.) | Section 128 |
| The turnover in the United Kingdom of an enterprise | Section 28(2) |
| Undertakings under section 80 | Section 80(6) |
| Undertakings under paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 | Paragraph 1(7) of Schedule 7 |
| United Kingdom national | Section 129(1) |
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