# Procurement Act 2023, Paragraph 7: Potential competition infringements

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

(1) A discretionary exclusion ground applies to a supplier if the decision-maker considers that an agreement or concerted practice to which the supplier or a connected person is party has infringed—
(a) the Chapter I prohibition (within the meaning given by section 2 of the Competition Act 1998), or
(b) any substantially similar prohibition applicable in a jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply where—
(a) the supplier or connected person is an immunity recipient (within the meaning given by paragraph 14 of Schedule 8A to that Act), or
(b) a regulator or other authority outside the United Kingdom has granted the supplier or connected person immunity from penalties in respect of the infringement.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/procurement-act-2023/schedule-7/paragraph-7
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.