# Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Section 134: Market studies: removal of time-limit on pre-reference consultation Extent: E+W+S+N.I. (1) Chapter 1 of Part 4 of EA 2002 (market studies and market investigations: references) is amended as follows. (2) In section 131B (market studies and the making of decisions to refer: time-limits) omit subsections (1) to (3). (3) In section 131C (time-limits under section 131B: supplementary)β€” (a) in subsection (1) omit paragraph (a); (b) in subsection (2) omit paragraph (a) and the β€œor” after it. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/13/section/134 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/digital-markets-competition-and-consumers-act-2024/section-134 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.