# Competition Act 1998, Paragraph 3: Competition authority etc


(1) “Competition authority” means—
(a) the CMA, and
(b) a regulator, so far as it exercises functions under Part 1 of this Act concurrently with the CMA,
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) “Investigation materials”, in relation to a competition authority, means—
(a) information prepared by a person (other than a competition authority) for the purpose of an investigation by the competition authority into an infringement of competition law;
(b) information sent by the competition authority, during the course of such an investigation, to an undertaking which is the subject of the investigation;
(c) a settlement submission which has been withdrawn.
(4) Section 58A(3) applies for the purposes of determining when a decision of the CMA or a regulator becomes “final”.
(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/41/schedule/8A/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998/schedule-8A/paragraph-3
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