# The Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, Article 13C: Competition investigations

Extent: N.I.

(1) If the CMA or a specified regulator has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a breach of competition law has occurred it may carry out an investigation for the purpose of deciding whether to make an application under Article 13A for a disqualification order.
(2) For the purposes of such an investigation sections 26 to 30 of the Competition Act 1998 (c. 41) apply to the CMA and the specified regulators as they apply to the CMA for the purposes of an investigation under section 25 of that Act.
(3) Paragraph (4) applies if as a result of an investigation under this Article the CMA or a specified regulator proposes to apply under Article 13A for a disqualification order.
(4) Before making the application the CMA or regulator (as the case may be) shall—
(a) give notice to the person likely to be affected by the application, and
(b) give that person an opportunity to make representations.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2002/3150/article/13C (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/company-directors-disqualification-northern-ireland-order-2002/article-13C
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.