Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013

Delegation U.K.

29 (1) Anything that the CMA Board is required or permitted to do (including conferring authorisation under this sub-paragraph) may be done by— U.K.

(a) a member of the CMA Board, or a member of staff of the CMA, who has been authorised for that purpose by the CMA Board, whether generally or specifically;

(b) a committee or sub-committee of the CMA Board that has been so authorised.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to the functions of deciding—

(a) whether the duty to publish a market study notice under section 130A of the Enterprise Act 2002 applies;

(b) whether to propose to make, or to make, a reference under section 131 of that Act;

(c) for the purposes of the requirement imposed by section 131A(2)(b) of that Act, whether the CMA is proposing to make a decision as to whether to make a reference under section 131 of that Act in a way that is likely to have a substantial impact on the interests of any person;

(d) whether section 140A of that Act applies in respect of a particular case;

(e) whether to accept an undertaking under section 154 of that Act, or to vary or supersede or release an undertaking under that section;

(f) for the purposes of the requirement imposed by section 169(2) of that Act, whether the CMA is proposing to make a decision to make a reference under section 131 of that Act in a way that is likely to have a substantial impact on the interests of any person.

(3) Sub-paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to a committee or sub-committee whose members include any person who is not a member of the CMA or of its staff.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 para. 29(1) in force at 1.10.2013 by S.I. 2013/2227, art. 2(j) (with art. 3)

Valid from 01/04/2014

30 U.K. Paragraph 29(1) is subject to provision in rules made under section 51 of the Competition Act 1998, by virtue of paragraph 1A of Schedule 9 to that Act, in respect of the exercise of a function of the CMA under Part 1 of that Act.