SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 10Markets: public interest interventions

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1

Section 142 (investigations and reports) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

for the words from the beginning to “the Commission” substitute “ Where the Secretary of State makes a restricted PI reference or a full PI reference, the CMA ”, and

b

after “section 143(1) or (3)” insert “ or (as the case may be) 143A(2) or (3) ”.

3

In subsection (2)—

a

in paragraph (a), at the end insert “ or (as the case may be) 141A ”,

b

omit the “and” after paragraph (b), and

c

after paragraph (c) insert

; and

d

in the case of a report in relation to a full PI reference in respect of which the Secretary of State appointed a public interest expert, a summary of the views of the expert.

4

After subsection (2) insert—

2A

A summary of the views of a public interest expert in a report under this section shall be approved by the expert before action is taken in relation to the report under section 143A(2) or (3).