The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Commencement No. 1 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024

11.—(1) The amendments made by section 139 (duty of CMA to monitor undertakings and orders) of the Act have no effect in relation to—

(a) any enforcement order made before the commencement date;

(b) any enforcement order made on or after the commencement date that—

(i) varies an enforcement order made before the commencement date; or

(ii) is made instead of an enforcement undertaking accepted before the commencement date;

(c) any undertaking accepted before the commencement date;

(d) any undertaking accepted on or after the commencement date that—

(i) varies or supersedes an undertaking accepted before the commencement date; or

(ii) is accepted instead of an enforcement order made before the commencement date.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)—

“enforcement order” means an order made under section 158(1), 160 or 161(2) of EA 2002; and

“enforcement undertaking” means an undertaking accepted under section 154, 157(3) or 159(4) of EA 2002.

(3) In relation to any time on or after the commencement date, references in this paragraph to section 154 and 161 are references to those sections as they continue to have effect by virtue of this paragraph and paragraph 9.

(1)

Section 158 was amended by section 37 of, and paragraph 25 of Schedule 10 to, the 2013 Act.

(2)

Sections 160 and 161 were amended respectively by paragraphs 191 and 192 of Schedule 5 and paragraphs 27 and 28 of Schedule 10 to the 2013 Act.

(3)

Section 157 was amended by section 37 of, and paragraph 24 of Schedule 10 to, the 2013 Act.

(4)

Section 159 was amended by paragraph 190 of Schedule 5 and paragraph 26 of Schedule 10 to the 2013 Act.