{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/digital-markets-competition-and-consumers-act-2024/schedule-25/part-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/digital-markets-competition-and-consumers-act-2024/schedule-25/part-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2024/13",
  "legislation_title": "Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/digital-markets-competition-and-consumers-act-2024",
  "path": "schedule/25/part/1",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "List of exempt persons",
  "text": "The Commission for Local Administration in England (also known as the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman) and each Local Commissioner within the meaning of section 23(3) of the Local Government Act 1974\nThe Consumer Council for Water\nThe Health Service Commissioner for England\nThe Legal Ombudsman\nThe Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman\nThe Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (registered company number 04823842) in relation to its functions as the designated operator under section 13 of the Higher Education Act 2004\nThe Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration\nThe Pensions Ombudsman\nThe Public Services Ombudsman for Wales or Ombwdsmon Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus Cymru\nThe Scottish Legal Complaints Commission\nThe Scottish Public Services Ombudsman",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 25 Pt. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 25 Pt. 1 in force at 6.4.2026 by S.I. 2026/284, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/13/schedule/25/part/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:35:09.592730+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."
}