Introductory text

COMPETITION

Made at 7.15 a.m. on 19th February 2026

Coming into force at 10.00 a.m. on 19th February 2026

Laid before Parliament at 2.00 p.m. on 19th February 2026

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 124(2)(b) of, and paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 7 to, the Enterprise Act 2002^f1.

In accordance with paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 7 to the Enterprise Act 2002, an intervention notice in respect of the proposed acquisition of Telegraph Media Group Holdings Limited by Daily Mail and General Trust plc (“the proposed acquisition”), given by the Secretary of State on 12th February 2026 under section 42(2) of the Enterprise Act 2002^f2, is in force^f3.

In accordance with paragraph 2(10)(a) of Schedule 7 to the Enterprise Act 2002^f4, the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds for suspecting that as a result of the proposed acquisition it is or may be the case that arrangements are in progress or in contemplation which, if carried into effect, will result in two or more enterprises ceasing to be distinct.

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Footnotes

f1: 2002 c. 40; paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 7 to the Enterprise Act 2002 was amended by paragraph 160(2) of Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24).
f2: Section 42(2) was amended by paragraph 82(2) of Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.
f3: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-interest-intervention-notice-issued-by-secretary-of-state-lisa-nandy Hard-copies are available upon request from the offices of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 100 Parliament Street, London SW1A 2BQ.
f4: Paragraph 2(10)(a) of Schedule 7 to the Enterprise Act 2002 was substituted by paragraph 4(7) of Schedule 7 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.