SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4The Competition and Markets Authority
PART 1General
Annual plan
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1
The CMA must prepare an annual plan for each financial year.
2
The plan must—
a
set out the CMA's main objectives for the year and indicate the relative priorities of each of those objectives;
b
provide a summary of the proposed allocation of the CMA's financial resources to the activities to be carried on in connection with those objectives.
3
The CMA must arrange for the plan to be laid before F1—
a
Parliament,
b
the Scottish Parliament,
c
Senedd Cymru, and
d
the Northern Ireland Assembly
4
The CMA must publish the plan, in whatever way it considers appropriate, before the start of the financial year in question.
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1
Before finalising an annual plan, the CMA must draw up proposals for it.
2
The CMA must arrange for the proposals to be laid before F2—
a
Parliament,
b
the Scottish Parliament,
c
Senedd Cymru, and
d
the Northern Ireland Assembly
3
The CMA must—
a
publish the proposals in whatever way it considers appropriate, and
b
make arrangements to consult with the public about them.
4
Arrangements made under sub-paragraph (3)(b) may provide for consultation with the public to be effected in whatever way the CMA considers appropriate.