Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

Part 2 U.K. Amendments to other legislation

Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/419 (N.I. 6)) U.K.

34 The Energy (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 is amended as follows.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 30 para. 34 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)

I2 Sch. 30 para. 34 in force at 1.1.2025 by S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(22)

35 U.K. In Article 63 (general restrictions on disclosure of information), in paragraph (6)—

(a) omit sub-paragraph (w);

(b) after sub-paragraph (x) insert—

“(y) the following provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024—

(i) Part 3;

(ii) Chapter 1 of Part 4;

(iii) Chapter 2 of Part 5.”

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 30 para. 35 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)

I4 Sch. 30 para. 35(b) in force at 1.1.2025 by S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(22)

36 (1) In Schedule 2 (orders altering licensable activities), paragraph 5 (references under paragraph 3: application of EA 2002) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1), in the words before paragraph (a)—

(a) after “shall apply,” insert “as they had effect immediately before the relevant date and”;

(b) for “apply”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “applied immediately before that date”.

(3) In sub-paragraph (4)—

(a) after “shall apply” insert “, as it had effect immediately before the relevant date,”;

(b) for “applies” substitute “applied immediately before that date”.

(4) In sub-paragraph (5)—

(a) for “have”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “, immediately before the relevant date, had”;

(b) at the end insert “as those provisions had effect immediately before that date”.

(5) After sub-paragraph (6) insert—

“(7) In this paragraph “the relevant date” means the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force.”

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 30 para. 36 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)

I6 Sch. 30 para. 36 in force at 1.1.2025 by S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(22)

Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3172) U.K.

37 The Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2005 is amended as follows.

Commencement Information

I7 Sch. 30 para. 37 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)

I8 Sch. 30 para. 37 in force at 1.1.2025 by S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(22)

38 (1) Article 5 (references: powers of investigation) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In paragraph (1), in the words before sub-paragraph (a)—

(a) after “shall apply,” insert “as they had effect immediately before the relevant date and”;

(b) for “apply”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “applied immediately before that date”.

(3) In paragraph (5)—

(a) for “have”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “, immediately before the relevant date, had”;

(b) at the end insert “as those provisions had effect immediately before that date”.

(4) After paragraph (5) insert—

“(6) In this article “the relevant date” means the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force.”

Commencement Information

I9 Sch. 30 para. 38 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)

I10 Sch. 30 para. 38 in force at 1.1.2025 by S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(22)

39 (1) Article 10 (Article 9: supplementary) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In paragraph (3), in the words before sub-paragraph (a)—

(a) after “shall apply,” insert “as they had effect immediately before the relevant date and”;

(b) for “apply”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “applied immediately before that date”.

(3) In paragraph (7)—

(a) for “have”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “, immediately before the relevant date, had”;

(b) at the end insert “as those provisions had effect immediately before that date”.

(4) After paragraph (7) insert—

“(8) In this Article “the relevant date” means the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force.”

Commencement Information

I11 Sch. 30 para. 39 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)

I12 Sch. 30 para. 39 in force at 1.1.2025 by S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(22)

Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)) U.K.

40 The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 is amended as follows.

Commencement Information

I13 Sch. 30 para. 40 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)

I14 Sch. 30 para. 40 in force at 1.1.2025 by S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(22)

41 (1) Article 23 (references under Article 21: powers of investigation) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In paragraph (1), in the words before sub-paragraph (a)—

(a) after “shall apply,” insert “as they had effect immediately before the relevant date and”;

(b) for “apply”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “applied immediately before that date”.

(3) In paragraph (4)—

(a) for “have”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “, immediately before the relevant date, had”;

(b) at the end insert “as those provisions had effect immediately before that date”.

(4) After paragraph (5) insert—

“(6) In this Article “the relevant date” means the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force.”

Commencement Information

I15 Sch. 30 para. 41 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)

I16 Sch. 30 para. 41 in force at 1.1.2025 by S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(22)

42 (1) Article 27 (CMA’s power of veto following report: supplementary) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In paragraph (6), in the words before sub-paragraph (a)—

(a) after “shall apply,” insert “as they had effect immediately before the relevant date and”;

(b) for “apply”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “applied immediately before that date”.

(3) In paragraph (9)—

(a) for “have”, in the first place it occurs, substitute “, immediately before the relevant date, had”;

(b) at the end insert “as those provisions had effect immediately before that date”.

(4) After paragraph (10) insert—

“(11) In this Article “the relevant date” means the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force.”

Commencement Information

I17 Sch. 30 para. 42 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)

I18 Sch. 30 para. 42 in force at 1.1.2025 by S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(22)

43 U.K. In Article 265 (restrictions on disclosure of information), in paragraph (5)—

(a) omit sub-paragraph (s);

(b) after sub-paragraph (t) insert—

“(u) the following provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024—

(i) Part 3;

(ii) Chapter 1 of Part 4;

(iii) Chapter 2 of Part 5.”

Commencement Information

I19 Sch. 30 para. 43 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)

I20 Sch. 30 para. 43(b) in force at 1.1.2025 by S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(22)

Postal Services (Appeals to the Competition Commission) (Investigations and Extension of Time Limits) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2749) U.K.

44 In Article 3 of the Postal Services (Appeals to the Competition Commission) (Investigations and Extension of Time Limits) Order 2011 (application of sections 109 to 117 of the 2002 Act), in the words before paragraph (a), after “shall apply,” insert “as they had effect immediately before the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force and”.

Commencement Information

I21 Sch. 30 para. 44 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)

I22 Sch. 30 para. 44 in force at 1.1.2025 by S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(22)

Postal Services Act 2011 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1128) U.K.

45 In Article 4 of the Postal Services Act 2011 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2012, in the list of prescribed enactments—

(a) omit the entry for the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008;

(b) after the entry relating to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 insert—

• “the following provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024—

  (a)

  Part 1;

  (b)

  Part 3;

  (c)

  Chapter 1 of Part 4;

  (d)

  Chapter 2 of Part 5.”

Commencement Information

I23 Sch. 30 para. 45 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)

I24 Sch. 30 para. 45(b) in force at 1.1.2025 by S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(22)