{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/enterprise-act-2002-protection-of-legitimate-interests-order-2003/article-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/enterprise-act-2002-protection-of-legitimate-interests-order-2003/article-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1592",
  "legislation_title": "The Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/enterprise-act-2002-protection-of-legitimate-interests-order-2003",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Investigations and reports on references under article 5",
  "text": "(1) The CMA shall prepare a report on a reference under article 5 and give it to the Secretary of State within the period permitted by article 9.\n(2) The report shall, in particular, contain—\n(a) the decisions of the CMA on the questions which it is required to answer by virtue of article 6;\n(b) its reasons for its decisions; and\n(c) such information as the CMA considers appropriate for facilitating a proper understanding of those questions and of its reasons for its decisions.\n(2A) Where the report relates to a reference under article 5 which has been made after a report of OFCOM under article 4A, the CMA shall give a copy of its report (whether or not published) to OFCOM.\n(3) The CMA shall carry out such investigations as it considers appropriate for the purpose of producing a report under this article.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in art. 8 substituted (1.4.2014) by The Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/891), arts. 1, 10 (with arts. 20-23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Art. 8(2A) inserted (29.12.2003) by The Enterprise Act 2002 and Media Mergers (Consequential Amendments) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/3180), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 10(7)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1592/article/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:21:34.729246+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."
}