PART 4Competition Reform

CHAPTER 2Markets

Cross-market investigations

34Ministerial power to make cross-market references

(1)

Section 132 of the 2002 Act (ministerial power to make market investigation references) is amended as follows.

(2)

After subsection (3) insert—

“(3A)

In a case where the feature or each of the features concerned falls within section 131(2)(b) or (c), a reference under subsection (3) may be made in relation to more than one market in the United Kingdom for goods or services.”

(3)

In subsection (4), for “section 156(1)” substitute “ section 156(A1) or (1) ”.

(4)

Schedule 9 (which contains amendments of Part 4 of the 2002 Act which are consequential on section 33 and this section) has effect.