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Paragraph 32 Cartel leniency statements and settlement submissionsF1

(1)

A settlement submission which has not been withdrawn is not admissible in evidence in competition proceedings.

(2)

A cartel leniency statement is not admissible in evidence in competition proceedings (whether or not it has been withdrawn).

(3)

The prohibitions in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply if a party to the proceedings obtained the submission or statement—

(a)

lawfully, and

(b)

otherwise than from a competition authority’s file.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: 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)

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Words in long title substituted (1.5.2004) by The Competition Act 1998 and Other Enactments (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1261), Sch. 1 para. 1

Notes on Schedule 8A

Textual amendments

F2: Words in Sch. 8A heading inserted (1.1.2025) by Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13), s. 339(1), Sch. 3 para. 8(2); S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(9) (with Sch. para. 4, 20)