SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Amendments related to Part 3

PART 2Transfer of functions under the 2002 Act to the CMA

98Part 3

1

Section 56 (competition cases where intervention on public interest grounds ceases) is amended as follows.

2

In subsections (1) and (2), for “OFT” (in each place where it occurs) substitute “CMA”.

3

In subsection (3)—

a

for “Commission” (in each place where it occurs) substitute “CMA”,

b

for “the report of the OFT” substitute “its report”, and

c

omit “to it by the OFT”.

4

In subsection (4), for “Commission” (in each place where it occurs) substitute “CMA”.

5

In subsection (6)—

a

for “Commission” substitute “CMA”, and

b

omit “to it”.

6

In subsection (7), for “Commission” (in each place where it occurs) substitute “CMA”.

7

In subsection (8)—

a

for “Commission” substitute “CMA”,

b

after “(6)” insert

a

c

omit “to the Commission by the OFT”, and

d

at the end insert

; and

b

for the purposes of section 34C, the group constituted in consequence of the reference under section 45 is to be treated as if it were constituted in consequence of a reference under section 22 or (as the case may be) 33.