The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Competition) (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014 No. 892

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS OF OFT AND COMPETITION COMMISSION TO CMA AND AMENDMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL ON PARTS 3 AND 4 OF THE ACT

PART 2 U.K. Amendments to other Acts of Parliament

Legal Services Act 2007 U.K.

177.  In section 60(9) (duties of the competition authority)(1)—

(a) in the wording before paragraph (a), for “109 to 115” substitute “109 to 110A and 111 to 115”, and

(b) for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—

“(a) references in section 109 of that Act (attendance of witnesses and production of documents etc) to a permitted purpose were references to the purpose of assisting the CMA in carrying out any of its functions in connection with an investigation under this section, and

(b) the relevant day in any case for the purposes of section 110A of that Act (restriction on powers to impose penalties under section 110) were the day on which the CMA makes a report under subsection (2) or a statement under subsection (3) in connection with that case.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 177 in force at 1.4.2014, see art. 1(1)

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Amended by Schedule 6 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.