# Competition Act 1998, Paragraph 32: Cartel leniency statements and settlement submissions


(1) A settlement submission which has not been withdrawn is not admissible in evidence in competition proceedings.
(2) A cartel leniency statement is not admissible in evidence in competition proceedings (whether or not it has been withdrawn).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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/41/schedule/8A/paragraph/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998/schedule-8A/paragraph-32
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