SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4The Competition and Markets Authority

PART 3The CMA panel

Attendance of other members

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(1)

At the invitation of the group chair of a CMA group, any reporting panel member who is not a member of the group may attend its meetings or otherwise take part in its proceedings.

(2)

But a person attending in response to such an invitation may not—

(a)

vote in any proceedings of the group, or

(b)

have a statement of his or her dissent from a conclusion of the group included in a report made by the group.

(3)

Nothing in sub-paragraph (1) is to be taken to prevent a CMA group from consulting any member of the CMA panel with respect to any matter or question with which the group is concerned.