2021 No. 1148
The Competition Act 1998 (Football Broadcasting Rights) (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2021
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 7(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of Schedule 3 to the Competition Act 19981, makes the following Order.
The Secretary of State is satisfied that there are exceptional and compelling reasons of public policy why the Chapter I prohibition (as defined in section 2(8) of the Competition Act 1998) ought not to apply to, or ought to be deemed never to have applied in relation to, agreements or decisions of the description specified in this Order, and why the Chapter II prohibition (as defined in section 18(4) of that Act) ought not to apply to, or ought to be deemed never to have applied in relation to, conduct in the circumstances specified in this Order.