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F1Act: for the words "solicitor of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland" wherever they occur there is substituted (prosp.) the words "solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland" by virtue of Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148(1), Sch. 11 para. 5 [Editorial Note: this amendment will be carried through into the text of the Act at the same time as any other effects on the Act for the year in which the relevant commencement order (or first such order) is made]
(1)The OFT shall keep under review the carrying out of any enforcement undertaking or any enforcement order.
(2)The OFT shall, in particular, from time to time consider—
(a)whether an enforcement undertaking or enforcement order has been or is being complied with;
(b)whether, by reason of any change of circumstances, an enforcement undertaking is no longer appropriate and—
(i)one or more of the parties to it can be released from it; or
(ii)it needs to be varied or to be superseded by a new enforcement undertaking; and
(c)whether, by reason of any change of circumstances, an enforcement order is no longer appropriate and needs to be varied or revoked.
(3)The OFT shall give the Commission or (as the case may be) the Secretary of State such advice as it considers appropriate in relation to—
(a)any possible variation or release by the Commission or (as the case may be) the Secretary of State of an enforcement undertaking accepted by it or (as the case may be) him;
(b)any possible new enforcement undertaking to be accepted by the Commission or (as the case may be) the Secretary of State so as to supersede another enforcement undertaking given to the Commission or (as the case may be) the Secretary of State;
(c)any possible variation or revocation by the Commission or (as the case may be) the Secretary of State of an enforcement order made by the Commission or (as the case may be) the Secretary of State;
(d)any possible enforcement undertaking to be accepted by the Commission or (as the case may be) the Secretary of State instead of an enforcement order or any possible enforcement order to be made by the Commission or (as the case may be) the Secretary of State instead of an enforcement undertaking; or
(e)the enforcement by virtue of section 167(6) to (8) of any enforcement undertaking or enforcement order.
(4)The OFT shall take such action as it considers appropriate in relation to—
(a)any possible variation or release by it of an undertaking accepted by it under section 154;
(b)any possible new undertaking to be accepted by it under section 154 so as to supersede another undertaking given to it under that section; or
(c)the enforcement by it by virtue of section 167(6) of any enforcement undertaking or enforcement order.
(5)The OFT shall keep under review the effectiveness of enforcement undertakings accepted under this Part and enforcement orders made under this Part.
(6)The OFT shall, whenever requested to do so by the Secretary of State and otherwise from time to time, prepare a report of its findings under subsection (5).
(7)The OFT shall—
(a)give any report prepared by it under subsection (6) to the Commission;
(b)give a copy of the report to the Secretary of State; and
(c)publish the report.
(8)In this Part—
“enforcement order” means an order made under section 158, 160 or 161; and
“enforcement undertaking” means an undertaking accepted under section 154, 157 or 159.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Ss. 91(3), 92(1)(a), 162(1), 166(3) modified (20.6.2003) by 1977 c. 37, s. 50A(7) (as inserted by Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40), ss. 278, 279, Sch. 25 para. 8(2)); S.I. 2003/1397, art. 2(1), Sch. (with art. 8)
C2Ss. 162(1), 166(3) modified (20.6.2003) by S.I. 1982/1080 (N.I. 12), art. 23(6) (as substituted by Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40), ss. 278, 279, Sch. 25 para. 12(2)); S.I. 2003/1397, art. 2(1), Sch. (with art. 8)
C3Ss. 162(1), 166(3) modified (20.6.2003) by S.I. 1982/1080 (N.I. 12), art. 42(5A) (as inserted by Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40), ss. 278, 279, Sch. 25 para 12(3)(e)); S.I. 2003/1397, art. 2(1), Sch. (with art. 8)
(1)Subsections (2) and (3) apply where the Commission or the Secretary of State (in this section “the relevant authority”) is considering whether to accept undertakings under section 157 or 159.
(2)The relevant authority may require the OFT to consult with such persons as the relevant authority considers appropriate with a view to discovering whether they will offer undertakings which the relevant authority would be prepared to accept under section 157 or (as the case may be) 159.
(3)The relevant authority may require the OFT to report to the relevant authority on the outcome of the OFT’s consultations within such period as the relevant authority may require.
(4)A report under subsection (3) shall, in particular, contain advice from the OFT as to whether any undertakings offered should be accepted by the relevant authority under section 157 or (as the case may be) 159.
(5)The powers conferred on the relevant authority by subsections (1) to (4) are without prejudice to the power of the relevant authority to consult the persons concerned itself.
(6)If asked by the relevant authority for advice in relation to the taking of enforcement action (whether or not by way of undertakings) in a particular case, the OFT shall give such advice as it considers appropriate.
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