{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998/schedule-8A/paragraph-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998/schedule-8A/paragraph-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/41",
  "legislation_title": "Competition Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998",
  "path": "schedule/8A/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Other definitions",
  "text": "(1) “Court” means—\n(a) the High Court or the Court of Appeal in England and Wales,\n(b) the sheriff or the Court of Session,\n(c) the High Court or the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland, or\n(d) the Supreme Court,\nexcept in paragraphs 3(6) and 35.\n(2) “Damages” includes any sum of money (other than costs or expenses) which may be awarded in respect of a competition claim.\n(2A) “Digital markets proceedings” means proceedings under section 101 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act 2024 (rights to enforce requirements of Part 1).\n(3) “Procedural rules” means—\n(a) in relation to proceedings before a court, rules of court, and\n(b) in relation to proceedings before the Tribunal, Tribunal rules.\n(4) “Undertaking” includes an association of undertakings.",
  "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": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 8A para. 7(2A) inserted (1.1.2025) by Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13), ss. 116(6)(a), 339(1); S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 8A para. 7 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/7",
    "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."
}