Paragraph 4

in the heading, for “the 2002 Act” substitute “the 2002 and 2024 Acts”;

for paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1)

An application under section 120(1) of the 2002 Act for the review of a decision in connection with—

(a)

a reference or possible reference in relation to a relevant merger situation or a special merger situation;

(b)

a foreign state newspaper merger situation;

(c)

transferred EU merger commitments;

(d)

the CMA’s functions under Chapter 5 of Part 1 of the 2024 Act; or

(e)

a request from an overseas regulator (within the meaning of Chapter 2 of Part 5 of the 2024 Act) for the CMA to assist the regulator,

shall be made by filing a notice of application within four weeks of the date on which the applicant was notified of the disputed decision, or the date of publication of the decision, whichever is the earlier.”^f1;

after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A)

An application made under section 103(1) of the 2024 Act shall be made by filing a notice of application within 6 weeks of the date on which the applicant was notified of the disputed decision, or the date of publication of the decision, whichever is the earlier.”;

in paragraph (3), for “paragraph (1) or (2)” substitute “paragraph (1), (2) or (2A)”.