Paragraph 3 General: existing mattersI1

United Kingdom

(1)

The amendments made by Chapter 1 of Part 4 of the Act, section 49 or 50 of the Act and paragraphs 16 to 20, 21(3) to (5), (6)(a) and (8) to (10), 23, 24, 26, 28, 29 and 35 of Schedule 15 to the Act (mergers) apply in relation to—

(a)

any reference under section 22, 33, 45 or 62 of the 2002 Act made before the commencement date, or

(b)

any possible reference under section 22, 33, 45 or 62 of that Act which arose before that date,

as they apply in relation to any such reference made, or arising, on or after that date.

(2)

In particular—

(a)

the amendments mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) apply in relation to investigations begun, notices given, reports published, undertakings accepted or adopted and orders made or adopted before the commencement date as they apply in relation to investigations begun, notices given, reports published, undertakings accepted or adopted and orders made or adopted on or after that date, and

(b)

the amendments made by section 29(2) to (9) of the Act (investigation powers) apply in relation to a matter which, before the commencement date, was the subject of a reference or possible reference under section 22, 33, 45 or 62 of the 2002 Act as they apply in relation to—

(i)

a matter that is or has been the subject of a reference made on or after that date under section 22, 33, 45 or 62 of the 2002 Act, or

(ii)

a matter that is or has been the subject, on or after that date, of a possible reference under section 22, 33, 45 or 62 of that Act.

(3)

Sub-paragraph (2) is without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (1).

(4)

This paragraph is subject to paragraphs 4 to 7 and 16.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. para. 3 in force at made date