# Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, Section 33: Power of CMA to make cross-market references


(1) Section 131 of the 2002 Act (power to make market investigation references) is amended as follows.
(2) After subsection (2) insert—
“(2A) In a case where the feature or each of the features concerned falls within subsection (2)(b) or (c), a reference under subsection (1) may be made in relation to more than one market in the United Kingdom for goods or services.”
(3) In subsection (4)(a), for “section 156(1)” substitute “ section 156(A1) or (1) ”.
(4) In subsection (6)—
(a) before the definition of “market in the United Kingdom” insert—
““cross-market reference” means a reference under this section which falls within subsection (2A) or a reference under section 132 which falls within subsection (3A) of that section (and see section 140A);”, and
(b) after the definition of “market investigation reference” insert—
““ordinary reference” means a reference under this section or section 132 which is not a cross-market reference (and see section 140A);”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/24/section/33 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/enterprise-and-regulatory-reform-act-2013/section-33
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