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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/digital-markets-competition-and-consumers-act-2024/section-1",
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  "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": "section/1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Overview",
  "text": "(1) This Part—\n(a) confers functions on the CMA in relation to the regulation of competition in digital markets, and\n(b) makes related provision.\n(2) Chapter 2 makes provision about the designation of undertakings as having strategic market status in respect of a digital activity.\n(3) Chapter 3 provides for the CMA to be able to impose conduct requirements on a designated undertaking.\n(4) Chapter 4 provides for the CMA to take steps to promote competition where it considers that activities of a designated undertaking are having an adverse effect on competition.\n(5) Chapter 5 makes provision about a duty to report certain possible mergers involving a designated undertaking.\n(6) Chapter 6 makes provision about investigatory powers and compliance reports in relation to a designated undertaking.\n(7) Chapter 7 makes provision about enforcement and appeals in relation to functions of the CMA under this Part.\n(8) Chapter 8 makes provision about administration and other matters in relation to functions of the CMA under this Part.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 1 in force at 1.1.2025 by 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/2024/13/section/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."
}