Paragraph 13 Interpretation of ScheduleF1

In this Schedule—

• “appeal” means an appeal under section 12D;

• “appeal rules” means rules of procedure under paragraph 11;

• “authorised member of the CMA”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a power exercisable in connection with an appeal in respect of which a group has been constituted by the chair of the CMA under Schedule 4 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, means a member of that group who has been authorised by the chair of the CMA to exercise that power;

  2. (b)

     in relation to a power exercisable in connection with an application for permission to bring an appeal, or otherwise in connection with an appeal in respect of which a group has not been so constituted by the chair of the CMA, means—

     1. (i)

        any member of the CMA Board who is also a member of the CMA panel, or

     2. (ii)

        any member of the CMA panel authorised by the Secretary of State (whether generally or specifically) to exercise the power in question;

• “CMA Board” and “CMA panel” have the same meaning as in Schedule 4 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013;

• “statement of truth”, in relation to the production of a statement or provision of information by a person, means a statement that the person believes the facts stated in the statement or information to be true;

• “working day” means any day other than—

  1. (a)

     Saturday or Sunday;

  2. (b)

     Christmas Day or Good Friday;

  3. (c)

     a day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.

References in this Schedule to a party to an appeal are references to—