# The Competition Act 1998 (Office of Fair Trading’s Rules) Order 2004, Paragraph 14: Withdrawal of an exclusion


(1) Subject to rules 17 and 18, if the OFT proposes to give a direction under paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act or paragraph 2 or 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 shall 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 (enterprises ceasing to be distinct: the Chapter I prohibition);
(b) paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the Act (section 21(2) agreements);
(c) paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 3 to the Act (agricultural products); and
(d) an order made under section 50 of the Act (vertical agreements and land agreements).
(3) The period specified for the purposes of paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 1 to the Act and paragraphs 2(6) and 9(6) of Schedule 3 to the Act is ten working days starting with the date the notice is given.
(4) If the OFT has given a direction referred to in paragraph (1), it shall publish the direction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2751/schedule/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998-office-of-fair-tradings-rules-order-2004/schedule/paragraph-14
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