{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998/schedule-8A/paragraph-27",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998/schedule-8A/paragraph-27.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/41",
  "legislation_title": "Competition Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998",
  "path": "schedule/8A/paragraph/27",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": "Disclosure orders",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule (and subject to sub-paragraph (2)), a court or the Tribunal makes a disclosure order in respect of something if—\n(a) in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, it orders its disclosure or production in accordance with procedural rules, or\n(b) in Scotland, it grants commission and diligence for its recovery or makes an order in respect of it under section 1 of the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1972 (inspection of documents etc).\n(2) A court or the Tribunal does not make a disclosure order in respect of something if it does something described in sub-paragraph (1) for the purposes of enabling a court or the Tribunal to determine whether it is a cartel leniency statement or a settlement submission.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 8A inserted (9.3.2017) by The Claims in respect of Loss or Damage arising from Competition Infringements (Competition Act 1998 and Other Enactments (Amendment)) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/385), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4 (with Sch. 1 para. 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 8A para. 27 applied (1.1.2025) by Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13), ss. 116(5), 339(1); S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/41/schedule/8A/paragraph/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:22:18.972999+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}