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The Competition Act 1998 (Commission Investigation and Director’s Investigation) Order 1999

S.I. 1999/3027 · Made 5 November 1999

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COMPETITION

Made 5th November 1999

Laid before Parliament 8th November 1999

Coming into force 1st March 2000

The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 61(1) and 71 of the Competition Act 1998f1 hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 41.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Prescribed provisions of Community law
  3. 3Prescribed provisions of Community law
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Competition Act 1998 (Commission Investigation and Director’s Investigation) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st March 2000.

2Prescribed provisions of Community law

For the purposes of the meaning of “Commission investigation” given in section 61(1) of the Competition Act 1998 each of the following is a prescribed provision of Community law relating to Article 85 or 86f1—

(i)

Article 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 17/62 the First Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treatyf2;

(ii)

Article 21 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1017/68 applying rules of competition to transport by rail, road and inland waterwayf3;

(iii)

Article 18 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4056/86 laying down detailed rules for the application of Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty to maritime transportf4; and

(iv)

Article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3975/87 laying down the procedure for the application of the rules on competition to undertakings in the air transport sectorf5.

3Prescribed provisions of Community law

For the purposes of the meaning of “Director’s investigation” given in section 61(1) of the Competition Act 1998 each of the following is a prescribed provision of Community law relating to Article 85 or 86—

(i)

Article 13 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 17/62 the First Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty;

(ii)

Article 20 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1017/68 applying rules of competition to transport by rail, road and inland waterway;

(iii)

Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4056/86 laying down detailed rules for the application of Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty to maritime transport; and

(iv)

Article 10 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3975/87 laying down the procedure for the application of the rules on competition to undertakings in the air transport sector.

Signature

Kim Howells,

Parliamentary Under Secretary of Statefor Consumers and Corporate Affairs,

Department of Trade and Industry

5th November 1999

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order prescribes the provisions of Community law for the purposes of the meanings of “Commission investigation” and “Director’s investigation” given in section 61(1) of the Competition Act 1998.