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Chapter I prohibition
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3.—(1) The Chapter I prohibition does not apply to an agreement or decision to the extent that it is—
(a)an agreement between two or more Premier League clubs or between one or more Premier League clubs and the Football Association Premier League,
(b)a decision by the Football Association Premier League as an association of undertakings, or
(c)an agreement between the Football Association Premier League and any one or more broadcast rights holders,
to renew a football broadcasting rights agreement so that it applies on the same or substantially the same terms to 2022 to 2025 football broadcasting rights without the Football Association Premier League carrying out a competitive tender process or auction for the sale of those rights.
(2) The Chapter I prohibition is to be deemed never to have applied in relation to an agreement or decision to the extent that it was an agreement or decision referred to in paragraph (1) which was entered into or made during the period beginning with 13th May 2021 and ending with the day before the day on which this Order comes into force.
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