Article 2

For paragraph (b) of Article 2 of the Anti-Competitive Practices (Exclusions) Order 1980^f1 (which excludes courses of conduct of persons by reference to turnover and market share) there shall be substituted—

“(b)

the course of conduct of a person (not being a local authority within the meaning of section 2(8) of the Act)—

(i)

whose relevant annual turnover in the United Kingdom is less than £10 million and who is not a member of a group of interconnected bodies corporate which has an aggregate annual turnover in the United Kingdom of £10 million or more, or

(ii)

who enjoys less than one quarter of a relevant market and who is not a member of a group of interconnected bodies corporate which enjoys one quarter or more of a relevant market;”.