Section 31 Recognised organisations: competition exemptions and further provisionI1
Schedule 2 amends Schedule 3 to the Competition Act 1998 (general exclusions) so as to exclude certain agreements between members of recognised organisations from the Chapter 1 prohibition.
The Secretary of State may by regulations make further provision about recognised organisations.
The type of provision that may be made in the regulations includes—
ongoing requirements with which a recognised organisation must comply;
provision about the monitoring and enforcement of those requirements.
Provision made by virtue of subsection (3) may (among other things) include provision—
about the provision of information;
about the keeping of records;
about the suspension or withdrawal of recognition;
about appeals;
conferring functions (including functions involving the exercise of a discretion) on a person.
The regulations may also include provision about the extent to which, and the circumstances in which, recognised organisations may delegate certain functions, which may include a procedure requiring that an organisation request permission from the Secretary of State.
In this section, “recognised organisation” means—
a recognised producer organisation,
a recognised association of producer organisations, or
a recognised interbranch organisation.
Annotations
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S. 31 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 57(1)(b)(c)