# Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, Paragraph 26


In article 45 (financial penalties), for paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) Before imposing a penalty under paragraph (1) or (2) the Authority shall consider whether it would be more appropriate to proceed under the Competition Act 1998.
(3A) The Authority shall not impose a penalty under paragraph (1) or (2) if it considers that it would be more appropriate to proceed under the Competition Act 1998.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/24/schedule/14/paragraph/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/enterprise-and-regulatory-reform-act-2013/schedule-14/paragraph-26
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