# The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (CMA Consumer Enforcement Rules) Regulations 2025, Paragraph 1: Interpretation


(1) In these Rules—
“the Act” means the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024;
“the CMA” means the Competition and Markets Authority;
“confidential information” means—
(a) commercial information whose disclosure the CMA thinks might significantly harm the legitimate business interests of the undertaking to which it relates,
(b) information relating to the private affairs of an individual whose disclosure the CMA thinks might significantly harm the individual’s interests, or
(c) information whose disclosure the CMA thinks is contrary to the public interest;
“internal document” means a document—
(a) produced by, or exchanged between, the CMA, a regulator or another public authority and which has not been produced for the purpose of public disclosure by the CMA, a regulator or another public authority,
(b) produced by, or exchanged between, the CMA and any person from time to time retained under a contract for services by the CMA, which has not been produced for the purpose of public disclosure, or
(c) which includes internal correspondence, internal advice, papers for and minutes of internal meetings, drafts of minutes with third parties, correspondence and notes of calls with other regulators, government departments and overseas authorities;
“investigation” means an investigation under section 180 of the Act which may lead to the imposition of a relevant notice;
“public authority” includes—
(a) in the United Kingdom, a court or tribunal and any person exercising functions of a public nature, and
(b) in any country or territory outside the United Kingdom, a court or tribunal and any person or body which appears to the CMA to be exercising functions of a public nature;
“relevant notice” means any of a provisional infringement notice, a final infringement notice or an online interface notice;
“relevant person” means one or more of the following categories of person authorised by the CMA to exercise any function under these Rules—
(a) members of the CMA Board,
(b) members of the CMA panel,
(c) members of staff of the CMA,
(d) persons mentioned in categories (a), (b) or (c) acting jointly;
“respondent” means a person who is subject to an investigation and to whom a provisional infringement notice or final infringement notice has been given, save where the notification is made under rule 9 or section 200(7) of the Act.
(2) Except where these Rules otherwise provide, expressions used in the Act which are also used in these Rules have the same meaning in these Rules as they have in Part 3 of the Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/267/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/digital-markets-competition-and-consumers-act-2024-cma-consumer-enforcement-rules-regulations-2025/schedule/paragraph-1
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.