# The Competition Act 1998 (Competition and Markets Authority's Rules) Order 2014, Paragraph 17: Withdrawal of an exclusion


(1) Subject to rules 18 and 19, if the CMA proposes to give a direction under paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act or paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to the Act, or in accordance with an order made under section 50 of the Act, to the effect that an exclusion made by a provision specified in paragraph (2) does not apply to an agreement, it must consult each person who it considers is a party to the agreement.
(2) The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are—
(a) paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act;
(b) paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 3 to the Act; and
(c) an order made under section 50 of the Act.
(3) The period specified for the purposes of paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 1 to the Act and paragraph 9(6) of Schedule 3 to the Act is ten working days starting with the date the notice is given.
(4) If the CMA has given a direction referred to in paragraph (1), it must publish the direction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/458/schedule/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998-competition-and-markets-authoritys-rules-order-2014/schedule/paragraph-17
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