# Civil Aviation Act 2012, Section 46: Use of powers under Competition Act 1998


(1) Before exercising a power listed in subsection (3), the CAA must consider whether it would be more appropriate to proceed under the Competition Act 1998.
(2) The CAA must not exercise such a power to the extent that it considers that it would be more appropriate to proceed under the Competition Act 1998.
(3) Those powers are—
(a) the power to give a contravention notice under section 31;
(b) the power to give an enforcement order under section 33;
(c) the powers to give and confirm an urgent enforcement order under sections 35 and 36;
(d) the powers to impose penalties under sections 39 and 40.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/19/section/46 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-aviation-act-2012/section-46
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