Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

(a)

“the Act” means the Competition Act 1998;

(b)

“applicant” means a person who has submitted an application;

(c)

“application” means an application made under section 4(6), 13, 14, 21 or 22 of the Act or made under sections 13 or 14 of the Act, as extended by Regulations made pursuant to section 12(3) of the Act;

(d)

“Director’s rules” means rules made by the Director and approved by an order made by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 51 of the Act;

(e)

“prescribed functions” means—

(i)

the exercise by any competent person of any of the functions of the Director under the provisions of sections 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 of the Act;

(ii)

making a decision, as defined in section 46(3) of the Act;

(iii)

giving written notification in accordance with the Director’s rules that a competent person proposes to make a decision that either the Chapter I prohibition or the Chapter II prohibition has been infringed and considering any representations made pursuant to that notification;

(iv)

giving written notification in accordance with the Director’s rules that a competent person proposes to grant an individual exemption subject to condition or obligations in accordance with section 4(3) of the Act and considering any representations made pursuant to that notification;

(v)

issuing guidance in accordance with either section 13 or section 21 of the Act;

(vi)

making a provisional decision in accordance with the Director’s rules;

(vii)

exercising functions under paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 or paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 or in accordance with an order made pursuant to section 50 of the Act;

(f)

“Part I functions” means any functions of the Director under the provisions of Part I of the Act which can be exercised by a regulator;

(g)

“working day” means a day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or an official holiday on which the Office of Fair Trading is closed.