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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998-commencement-no-2-order-1998/schedule",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3166",
  "legislation_title": "The Competition Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998-commencement-no-2-order-1998",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "PROVISIONS OF THE COMPETITION ACT 1998 COMING INTO FORCE ON 11TH JANUARY 1999",
  "text": "PROVISIONS OF THE ACT\nPURPOSE\nSection 3(1)(a), (c) and (d) and (2) to (6) (Chapter I prohibition: excluded agreements)\nFor all purposes\nSection 3(1)(b) (excluded agreements)\nIn so far as it relates to paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 (amendment to the Environment Act 1995)\nSection 12(3) (regulations in respect of notification etc.)\nFor all purposes\nSection 19 (Chapter II prohibition: excluded cases)\nFor all purposes\nSection 38(1) to (7) (guidance as to penalties)\nFor all purposes\nSection 50 (vertical agreements and land agreements)\nFor all purposes\nSection 53 (Director’s fees)\nFor all purposes\nSection 54(3) (minor and consequential amendments)\nIn so far as relating to the provisions in Schedule 10 brought into force by this Order\nSection 54(4) to (7) (regulators)\nFor all purposes\nSection 55(6) (disclosure of information)\nFor all purposes\nSection 57 (defamation)\nFor all purposes\nSection 59 (interpretation)\nIn so far as not already in force\nSection 60 (governing principles)\nFor all purposes\nSection 69 (monopoly reports)\nFor all purposes\nSection 74 (minor and consequential amendments, transitional provisions and savings, and repeals)\nIn so far as it relates to the provisions in Schedules 12, 13 and 14 brought into force by this Order\nSchedule 1 (exclusions: mergers and concentrations)\nFor all purposes\nIn Schedule 2 paragraph 6 (amendment to the Environment Act 1995)\nFor all purposes\nSchedule 3 (general exclusions)\nFor all purposes\nSchedule 4 (professional rules)\nFor all purposes\nIn Schedule 10 paragraphs 9(7)(b), 10(6)(b), 11(b), 12(7)(b), 13(10)(b), 14(b), 15(9)(b), 17(7)(b), 18(6)(b) (amendments to enactments and orders to enable information to be disclosed for the purposes of the Act)\nFor all purposes\nIn Schedule 12 paragraphs 1(14), 3(b), 4(9), 10(b), 18(b), (amendments to enactments to enable information to be disclosed for the purposes of the Act)\nFor all purposes\nIn Schedule 12 paragraph 4(11) (consequential amendment)\nFor all purposes\nIn Schedule 13 paragraphs 10(5), and 19(3) (transitional provisions)\nFor all purposes\nIn Schedule 13 paragraphs 11 and 12(1) (transitional provisions)\nFor the purpose of prescribing modifications to the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976\nIn Schedule 14 the entries relating to section 83 of the Fair Trading Act 1973 and to section 22 of the Competition Act 1980 (consequential amendments)\nFor all purposes",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c. 25."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Repeals amendments made to s. 83 Fair Trading Act 1973 (c. 41) by s. 22 of the Competition Act 1980 (c. 21)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Amends s. 101(3) Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12) which was amended by para. 13(2) of Sch. 12 to the Railways Act 1993 (c. 43)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Amends s. 42(3) Gas Act 1986 (c. 44) which was amended by para. 24(2) of Sch. 12 to the Railways Act 1993."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Amends s. 57(3) Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29) which was amended by art. 2(2)(a) of The Electricity Act 1989 (Disclosure of Information) (Director General of Electricity Supply for Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2356)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Amends Part II of Sch. 15 to the Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56) which was amended by para. 30(b) of Sch. 12 to the Railways Act 1993."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Amends Part II of Sch. 24 to the Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57) which was amended by para. 43(2)(b) of Sch. 9 to the Coal Industry Act 1994 (c. 21)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Amends art. 61(3) The Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/231 (N.I. 1)) which was amended by Sch. 6 to The Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/275 (N.I. 2))."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "Amends s. 133(2)(a) Fair Trading Act 1973 (c. 41) which was amended by para. 14(b) of Sch. 9 to the Coal Industry Act 1994."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "Amends s. 10(3)(a) Estate Agents Act 1979 (c. 38) which was amended by para. 21(a) of Sch. 9 to the Coal Industry Act 1994."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "Amends s. 19(3) Competition Act 1980 which was amended by art. 29(3) of The EC Competition Law (Articles 88 and 89) Enforcement Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2199)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f12",
      "text": "Amends s. 38(3) Consumer Protection Act 1987 (c. 43) which was amended by para. 26(2) of Sch. 12 to the Railways Act 1993."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f13",
      "text": "1976 c. 34."
    }
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