Part 1Water industry

CHAPTER 2Water and sewerage undertakers

Duty of CMA to refer mergers of relevant undertakers

15Exclusion of small mergers: advice of CMA on threshold

In section 33 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (exclusion of small mergers from the duty to make a merger reference under section 32), after subsection (6) there is inserted—

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The CMA must—

a

keep under review the conditions set out in subsection (1)(a) and (b), and

b

from time to time advise the Secretary of State as to whether the conditions in subsection (1)(a) and (b), and the sums mentioned in those paragraphs, are still appropriate.