PART 3Bus Services and Ticketing Arrangements and Schemes

CHAPTER 2Test for Certain Agreements, Decisions and Practices

Application of provisions of the Competition Act 199822

1

The provisions of Part 1 of the 1998 Act specified in paragraph (2) apply in relation to the prohibition in article 19 (and a qualifying agreement to which this Chapter applies) as those provisions apply in relation to the Chapter 1 prohibition (and an agreement to which the provisions of the Chapter 1 prohibition applies).

2

The provisions are—

a

in Chapter 1, sections 3, 6, 8, 10 and 10A18 (excluded agreements and exemptions),

b

Chapter 319 (investigations and enforcement), except sections 36 to 39 (penalties),

c

in Chapter 420, sections 46 to 49 (appeals), except section 47F and Schedule 8A,

d

Chapter 521 (miscellaneous), except section 54 (regulators).