# The Competition Act 1998 (Concurrency) Regulations 2014, Regulation 6: Avoidance of double jeopardy


(1) Where two or more competent persons may have concurrent jurisdiction to exercise Part 1 functions in respect of a case, no competent person shall exercise any prescribed functions in respect of that case before agreement has been reached in accordance with regulation 4(2) or a determination has been made in accordance with regulation 5(3)(a) as to which competent person is to exercise Part 1 functions in respect of that case.
(2) Subject to regulations 7 and 8, once agreement has been reached in accordance with regulation 4(2) or a determination has been made in accordance with regulation 5(3)(a) as to which competent person is to exercise Part 1 functions in respect of a case, no other competent person shall exercise any Part 1 functions in respect of that case.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/536/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998-concurrency-regulations-2014/regulation-6
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