PART 7Amendment of Part 7 of the 2019 Regulations: saving and transitional provision

CHAPTER 2Enterprise Act 2002 and other merger control legislation

Intervention to protect legitimate interests: European intervention notice before IP completion day54

1

Paragraph 27 is amended as follows.

2

In sub-paragraph (1)—

a

for “exit day” substitute “IP completion day”;

b

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

c

omit paragraph (c) and the “and” before it.

3

In sub-paragraph (2)—

a

for “exit day” substitute “IP completion day”;

b

at the end, insert—

except that in section 68(2) of the 2002 Act—

a

the reference to “EU law” includes a reference to “relevant separation agreement law” within the meaning of section 7C of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020; and

b

the reference to the EC Merger Regulation has the meaning given by paragraph 18.