# Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010, Section 113: Regard to CMA input

Status: prospective

(1) The Scottish Ministers, whenever consulting the CMA under section 92(4)(a) or 103(4)(a), must request the CMA—
(a) to give such advice as it considers appropriate in relation to the matter concerned,
(b) in considering what (if any) advice to give, to have particular regard to whether the matter concerned would have (or be likely to have) the effect of preventing, or significantly restricting or distorting, competition within the legal services market.
(2) The Scottish Ministers are to take account of any advice given by the CMA within—
(a) the relevant consultation period, or
(b) otherwise, the period of 90 days beginning with the day on which they request the advice.
(3) The Scottish Ministers may publish any advice duly given to them by the CMA.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/16/section/113 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-scotland-act-2010/section-113
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