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Introductory Text
Introduction
1.The Adjudicator
How does the Adjudicator arbitrate disputes?
2.Arbitration
3.Information about arbitration
How does the Adjudicator carry out investigations and enforce their findings?
4.Investigations
5.Investigation reports
6.Investigations: forms of enforcement
7.Investigations: enforcement using recommendations
8.Investigations: enforcement using requirements to publish information
9.Investigations: enforcement using financial penalties
10.Recovery of investigation costs
What advice, guidance and recommendations does the Adjudicator give?
11.Advice
12.Guidance
13.Recommendations to Competition and Markets Authority
What are the Adjudicator's reporting requirements?
14.Annual report
How is the Adjudicator supervised?
15.Review of Adjudicator and guidance from Secretary of State
16.Transfer of Adjudicator functions and abolition etc
17.Information to Secretary of State
How does the Adjudicator handle information?
18.Confidentiality
How may the Adjudicator be funded?
19.Levy funding
20.Payments by Secretary of State
Amendments and transition
21.Amendments and transition
Definitions and final provisions
22.Definitions
23.Orders
24.Extent
25.Commencement
26.Short title
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
The Adjudicator
Status
1.The Adjudicator is a corporation sole.
2.The Adjudicator carries out functions on behalf of the Crown....
Appointment
3.The Adjudicator is to be appointed by the Secretary of...
Deputy Adjudicator
4.The Secretary of State may appoint a Deputy Adjudicator.
5.The Deputy Adjudicator may carry out any of the Adjudicator's...
Term of office etc
6.A person holds and vacates office as the Adjudicator or...
7.Service as the Adjudicator, or as the Deputy Adjudicator, is...
Remuneration
8.(1) The Adjudicator may pay to or in respect of...
Staff
9.(1) The Adjudicator may make arrangements with the Secretary of...
Conflicts of interest
10.(1) The Adjudicator must make procedural arrangements for dealing with...
11.(1) This paragraph applies if both the Adjudicator and the...
Validity of acts
12.A defect in appointment does not affect the validity of...
Application of seal and proof of documents
13.The application of the Adjudicator's seal must be authenticated by...
14.A document purporting to be duly executed under the seal—...
Accounts
15.(1) The Adjudicator must keep proper accounts and proper records...
Incidental powers
16.The Adjudicator may do anything that is calculated to facilitate...
Assistance from Office of Fair Trading
17.The Competition and Markets Authority may provide staff, premises, facilities...
Exemption from liability for damages
18.(1) The following are exempt from liability in damages for...
SCHEDULE 2
Information powers
1.(1) The Adjudicator may, for the purposes of an investigation,...
2.(1) It is an offence for a person intentionally to...
3.It is an offence for a person knowingly to provide...
4.A person guilty of an offence under this Schedule is...