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Competition Act 1998
An Act to make provision about competition and the abuse of a dominant position in the market; to confer powers in relation to investigations conducted in connection with Article 85 or 86 of the treaty establishing the European Community; to amend the Fair Trading Act 1973 in relation to information which may be required in connection with investigations under that Act; to make provision with respect to the meaning of “supply of services” in the Fair Trading Act 1973; and for connected purposes.
1998-11-09
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2016-11-01
Competition Act 1998
s. 25A(1A)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 28
para. 9(3)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 25B
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
s. 121(2)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 25B(1)(a)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 28
para. 10(2)(a)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 25B(1)(b) and word
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 28
para. 10(2)(b)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 25B(2)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 28
para. 10(3)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 28(2)(g)-(i)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
s. 122(3)(b)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 28A(2)(g)-(i)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
s. 122(6)(b)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 30(1A)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
s. 122(7)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 31A(2A)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 11
para. 2
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 31E(4)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 11
para. 3
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 34(4)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 11
para. 5
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 40A(7)(d)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 28
para. 11
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 40B(5A)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 10
para. 10(5)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 40ZD(3)(a)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 10
para. 6(2)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 40ZD(3)(b) and word
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 10
para. 6(3)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 40ZE
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 10
para. 8
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 40ZE(1)(a)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
s. 121(3)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 42(8)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 10
para. 11(3)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 43(1A)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 10
para. 12
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 44(2A)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 10
para. 13
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 44A and cross-heading
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 13
para. 2
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 44B
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 13
para. 15
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 46(3)(ha)
(hb)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
s. 124(1)(a)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 47A(3A)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 3
para. 3
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 47DA
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 3
para. 4
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 49(1A)(c) and word
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 3
para. 7(3)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 109B
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 13
para. 16
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
Sch. 8A
para. 7(2A)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
s. 116(6)(a)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
Sch. 8A
para. 15(1)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
s. 126(2)(a)(i)
s. 126(3)-(5)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
Sch. 8A
para. 15(1)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
s. 126(2)(a)(ii)
s. 126(3)-(5)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
Sch. 8A
para. 15(2)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
s. 126(2)(a)(iii)
s. 126(3)-(5)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
Sch. 8A
para. 19(6A)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 3
para. 8(8)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
Sch. 8A
para. 42(1)(a)
(b)
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
Sch. 3
para. 8(11)
s. 339(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 31G-31L and cross-heading
The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (expired—not approved)
reg. 3
reg. 1(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 46(3)(ha)
(hb)
The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (expired—not approved)
reg. 5
reg. 1(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 47(1)(ca)
The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (expired—not approved)
reg. 6
reg. 1(1)
Competition Act 1998
Sch. 3
para. 5(3)(b)
The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
reg. 29(3)
reg. 1(1)
Competition Act 1998
Sch. 3
para. 5(3)(c)
The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
reg. 29(3)
reg. 1(1)
Competition Act 1998
Sch. 6A
para. 1A
The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (expired—not approved)
reg. 7
reg. 1(1)
Competition Act 1998
Sch. 6A
Pt. 3
The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (expired—not approved)
reg. 7
reg. 1(1)
Competition Act 1998
s. 60A(10)
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
s. 6(10)
s. 22(3)
Competition Act 1998
Blanket Amendment
Constitutional Reform Act 2005
Sch. 11
para. 5
s. 148(1)
art. 2(d)
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3 General Exclusions
Compliance with legal requirements
5
1
The Chapter I prohibition does not apply to an agreement to the extent to which it is made in order to comply with a legal requirement.
2
The Chapter II prohibition does not apply to conduct to the extent to which it is engaged in an order to comply with a legal requirement.
3
In this paragraph “legal requirement” means a requirement—
a
imposed by or under any enactment in force in the United Kingdom;
b
imposed by or under the Treaty or the EEA Agreement and having legal effect in the United Kingdom without further enactment; or
c
imposed by or under the law in force in another Member State and having legal effect in the United Kingdom.