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(1)The CMA may require an undertaking involved in, or connected with, the distribution, supply or retail of motor fuel (“U”) to give specified information to it where it considers that the information would assist the CMA in—
(a)assessing competition in the United Kingdom in connection with the retail of motor fuel;
(b)publishing information about competition in the United Kingdom in connection with the retail of motor fuel;
(c)making proposals, or giving information or advice, to the Secretary of State about the need for, or the potential for, action to be taken (whether by the Secretary of State or another person) and what that action should be for the purposes of—
(i)increasing competition in the United Kingdom in connection with the retail of motor fuel;
(ii)benefiting consumers of motor fuel;
(d)assessing the effectiveness of any action taken as a result of proposals made, or information or advice given, under paragraph (c).
(2)The power conferred by subsection (1) is to be exercised by giving U a notice (an “information notice”).
(3)The CMA must include in an information notice—
(a)the time at which, or the frequency with which, the information must be given to the CMA;
(b)the manner and form in which the information must be given to the CMA;
(c)information about the possible consequences of not complying with the notice.
(4)The power under this section to require U to give information to the CMA includes the power to—
(a)require U to take copies of or extracts from information;
(b)require U to obtain or generate information;
(c)require U to collect or retain information that they would not otherwise collect or retain;
(d)if any specified information is not given to the CMA, require U to state, to the best of their knowledge and belief, both where that information is and why it has not been given to the CMA.
(5)An undertaking may not be required under this section to give the CMA a privileged communication.
(6)A “privileged communication” is a communication—
(a)between a professional legal adviser and their client, or
(b)made in connection with, or in contemplation of, legal proceedings,
which in proceedings in the High Court would be protected from disclosure on grounds of legal professional privilege.
(7)In the application of this section to Scotland—
(a)the reference to the High Court is to be read as a reference to the Court of Session, and
(b)the reference to legal professional privilege is to be read as a reference to the confidentiality of communications.
(8)In this section—
“consumer” has the same meaning as in Part 4 of EA 2002 (see section 183(1) of that Act);
“motor fuel” has the same meaning as in the Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/3107) (see regulation 2 of those Regulations), but as if paragraphs (c) and (d) of the definition of that term were omitted;
“specified” means—
specified, or described, in the information notice, or
falling within a category which is specified, or described, in the information notice;
“United Kingdom” includes a part of the United Kingdom.
(9)The Secretary of State may by regulations amend the definition of “motor fuel” in subsection (8).
(10)Regulations under subsection (9) are subject to the negative procedure.
(11)In this Chapter, “undertaking” has the same meaning it has for the purposes of Part 1 of CA 1998 (competition: agreements, abuse of dominant position etc).
Commencement Information
I1S. 311 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 339(2)(c)
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