# The Competition Act 1998 (Office of Fair Trading’s Rules) Order 2004, Paragraph 9: Interim measures


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), if the OFT proposes to give a direction under section 35 of the Act, it shall give each person to whom it proposes to give the direction a reasonable opportunity to inspect the documents in the OFT’s file relating to the proposed direction.
(2) The OFT may withhold any document—
(a) to the extent that it contains confidential information; or
(b) which is an internal document.
(3) When giving a person an opportunity to make representations under section 35(3)(b) of the Act, the OFT shall specify the period within which that person may make such representations.
(4) Where the OFT gives a direction to a person under section 35 of the Act, it shall at the same time inform that person in writing of the facts on which it bases the direction and its reasons for giving the direction, and it shall publish the direction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2751/schedule/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998-office-of-fair-tradings-rules-order-2004/schedule/paragraph-9
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