# The Competition Act 1998 (Concurrency) Regulations 2000, Regulation 6: Dispute


(1) If the relevant competent persons are not able to reach agreement in accordance with regulation 5(3) above within a reasonable time, the Director General of Fair Trading shall inform the Secretary of State in writing.
(2) Any relevant competent person may make representations in writing to the Secretary of State no later than the date upon which the Director General of Fair Trading informs the Secretary of State in accordance with paragraph (1) above of the failure to reach agreement.
(3) The Secretary of State shall within 8 working days of receipt of a communication made in accordance with paragraph (1) above—
(a) determine which competent person shall exercise prescribed functions in relation to the case and direct that the case shall be transferred to that competent person; and
(b) inform in writing—
(i) all relevant competent persons; and
(ii) in cases where an application has been made, the applicant
which competent person is to exercise jurisdiction in relation to the case and the date of transfer of the case.
(4) In making a determination in accordance with paragraph (3)(a) above the Secretary of State shall take into consideration any representations made in accordance with paragraph (2) above.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/260/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998-concurrency-regulations-2000/regulation-6
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.