# Fair Trading Act 1973, Paragraph 22

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purposes of a newspaper merger reference the Secretary of State may appoint one, two, or threeadditional members of the Commission, from a panel maintained by the Secretary of State for the purpose of making such appointments; and if any functions of the Commission in relation to that reference are performed through a group, any additional members appointed under this paragraph for the purposes of the reference shall be members of the group in addition to the members selected by the chairman.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/41/schedule/3/paragraph/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fair-trading-act-1973/schedule-3/paragraph-22
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