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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Competition) (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014 No. 892
75.—(1) Section 14B (references under section 14: powers of investigation)(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), after “subsections” insert “(1A),”.
(3) After subsection (1), insert—
“(1A) Section 109 shall, in its application by virtue of subsection (1) above, have effect as if—
(a)for subsection (A1), there were substituted—
“(A1) For the purposes of this section, a permitted purpose is assisting the CMA in carrying out any functions exercisable by it in connection with a reference under section 14 of the Water Industry Act 1991.”, and
(b)subsection (8A) were omitted.”
(4) In subsection (2)—
(a)at the end of paragraph (a), omit “and”,
(b)after that paragraph, insert—
“(aa)after subsection (3), there were inserted—
“(3A) No penalty shall be imposed by virtue of subsection (1) or (3) if more than 4 weeks have passed since the publication of the report of the CMA on the reference concerned; but this subsection shall not apply in relation to any variation or substitution of the penalty which is permitted by virtue of this Part.”; and”.
(5) For subsection (3) substitute—
“(3) Section 111(5)(b) shall, in its application by virtue of subsection (1) above, have effect as if for sub-paragraph (ii) there were substituted—
“(ii)if earlier, the day on which the report of the CMA on the reference concerned is made or, if no such report is made within the period permitted for that purpose, the latest day on which the report may be made within the permitted period.”.”
Inserted by Schedule 25 to the Enterprise Act 2002.
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