SCHEDULE 1Amendments to the Competition Act 1998
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1
Schedule 9 (OFT’s rules) is amended as follows.
2
For paragraph 1, there is substituted—
1
In this Schedule “rules” means rules made by the OFT under section 51.
3
Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall cease to have effect.
4
For sub-paragraph (1)(d) of paragraph 5 there is substituted—
d
the procedure to be followed if—
i
the OFT takes further action with respect to an agreement after having decided that it does not infringe the Chapter I prohibition;
ii
the OFT takes further action with respect to an agreement after having decided that it does not infringe the prohibition in Article 81(1);
iii
the OFT takes further action with respect to conduct after having decided that it does not infringe the Chapter II prohibition; or
iv
the OFT takes further action with respect to conduct after having decided that it does not infringe the prohibition in Article 82.
5
For sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 5 there is substituted—
2
In this paragraph “decision” means a decision of the OFT—
a
as to whether or not an agreement has infringed the Chapter I prohibition;
b
as to whether or not an agreement has infringed the prohibition in Article 81(1);
c
as to whether or not conduct has infringed the Chapter II prohibition; or
d
as to whether or not conduct has infringed the prohibition in Article 82.
6
Paragraphs 6 and 7 shall cease to have effect.
7
For paragraph 8 there is substituted—
8
Rules may make provision as to—
a
the procedure to be followed by the OFT if it cancels a block exemption;
b
the procedure to be followed by the OFT if it withdraws the benefit of a regulation of the Commission pursuant to Article 29(2) of the EC Competition Regulation.
8
In paragraph 11, the words “2(3) or” shall cease to have effect.
9
In paragraph 14, for the words “32 to 41” there is substituted “
32 to 40
”
.