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The Competition Act 1998 (Health Services for Patients in Wales) (Coronavirus) (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2020

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King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2020-04-20

COMPETITION

This Order excludes from the Chapter I prohibition in the Competition Act 1998 agreements between NHS bodies and providers who are not part of the NHS or between independent providers, intended to assist the NHS in addressing the effects or likely effects of coronavirus on the provision of health services to patients in Wales. The Chapter I prohibition precludes agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings or concerted practices which may affect trade within the United Kingdom and which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition within the United Kingdom. Where there are exceptional and compelling reasons of public policy for doing so, the Secretary of State may exclude an agreement or an agreement of a particular description from the Chapter I prohibition.