SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7 The Competition Commission

Part I General

Membership of the Commission

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(1)

The Commission is to consist of—

F1(a)

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(b)

members appointed by the Secretary of State to form a panel for the purposes of the Commission’s general functions;

(c)

F2 members appointed (in accordance with paragraph 15(5)) fromF2the members of the panel maintained under paragraph 22;

(d)

members appointed by the Secretary of State under or by virtue of—

(i)

section 12(4) or 14(8) of the M1Water Industry Act 1991;

F3(ii)

section 104 of the Utilities Act 2000; .

(iii)

F4F5section 13(10) of the M2Telecommunications Act 1984;

F5section 194(1) of the Communications Act 2003;

(iv)

Article 15(9) of the M3Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992.

F6(e)

one or more members appointed by the Secretary of State to serve on the Council.

F7(1A)

A person may not be, at the same time, a member of the Commission and a member of the Tribunal.

(2)

A person who is appointed as a member of a kind mentioned in one of paragraphs F8(a)F8(aa) to (c) of sub-paragraph (3) may also be appointed as a member of either or both of the other kinds mentioned in those paragraphs.

(3)

The kinds of member are—

F9(a)

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F10(aa)

a newspaper panel member;

(b)

a reporting panel member;

(c)

a specialist panel member.

F11(4)

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(5)

The validity of the Commission’s proceedings is not affected by a defect in the appointment of a member.