# The Competition Act 1998 (Concurrency) Regulations 2000, Regulation 7: Avoidance of double jeopardy


(1) Where two or more competent persons may have concurrent jurisdiction in relation to a case, no competent person shall exercise any prescribed functions in relation to that case before agreement has been reached in accordance with regulation 5(3) or a determination has been made in accordance with regulation 6(3)(a) above as to which competent person is to exercise prescribed functions in relation to a case.
(2) Subject to regulation 8 below, once agreement has been reached in accordance with regulation 5(3) or a determination has been made in accordance with regulation 6(3)(a) above as to which competent person is to exercise prescribed functions in relation to a case, no other competent person shall exercise any of the prescribed functions in relation to that case.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/260/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998-concurrency-regulations-2000/regulation-7
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