PART VI Miscellaneous And General
General
64AF1 Advisory and supervisory functions of the F10Competition and Markets Authority .
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Before considering any rule—
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made under section 25A(4) or (5)F2...
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the Secretary of State shall send a copy of the proposed rule in question to the F3CMA .
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The F3CMA shall consider whether the rule in question would have, or would be likely to have, the effect of restricting, distorting or preventing competition to any significant extent.
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F6The CMA may publish advice given under subsection (3).
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The F7CMA shall, so far as practicable, exclude from anything published under subsection (4) any matter—
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which relates to the affairs of a particular person; and
b
the publication of which would, or might in the F8CMA's opinion, seriously and prejudicially affect the interests of that person.
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For the purposes of the law of defamation, the publication of any advice or report by the F9CMA under this section shall be absolutely privileged.