http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/41/schedule/4/paragraph/1/enactedCompetition Act 1998LegislationKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2021-08-03SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 4Professional RulesPart IExclusionGeneral1(1)

To the extent to which an agreement (either on its own or when taken together with another agreement)—

(a)

constitutes a designated professional rule,

(b)

imposes obligations arising from designated professional rules, or

(c)

constitutes an agreement to act in accordance with such rules,

the Chapter I prohibition does not apply to the agreement.

(2)

In this Schedule—

“designated” means designated by the Secretary of State under paragraph 2;

“professional rules” means rules regulating a professional service or the persons providing, or wishing to provide, that service;

“professional service” means any of the services described in Part II of this Schedule; and

“rules” includes regulations, codes of practice and statements of principle.

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