Regulation 10ZA Section 34ZA: Time-limits for decisions about referencesF1
Section 34ZA (time-limits for decisions about references) has effect as if—
in subsection (1)—
in the words before paragraph (a), for “section F222(1) or 33(1)” there were substituted “section 32(a) or (b) of the 1991 Act”; and
in paragraph (a), for “(taking account of the power under section 22(2) or (as the case may be) 33(2) and the operation of section 22(3) or (as the case may be) 33(3))” there were substituted “(taking account of the operation of sections 33(1) and 33A(4) of the 1991 Act and the power under section 33A(1) or (as the case may be) (2) of the 1991 Act)”;
subsection (1A) were omitted;
in subsection (2)—
in the words before paragraph (a), for “section F422(1) or 33(1)” there were substituted “section 32(a) or (b) of the 1991 Act”; and
in paragraph (a), for “section 73” there were substituted “section 33D of the 1991 Act”;
in subsection (3), in the definition of “the initial period”—
paragraph (a) were omitted; and
in paragraph (b), “in any other case,” were omitted and the remaining text ceased to be paragraph (b); and
F5subsection 4 were omitted.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Regs. 10ZA-10ZC inserted (18.12.2015) by The Water Mergers (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1936), regs. 1, 7
- F2
Words in reg. 10ZA(a)(i) substituted (1.1.2025) by The Water Mergers (Modification of Enactments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1234), regs. 1(1), 5(a)
- F3
Reg. 10ZA(aa) inserted (1.1.2025) by The Water Mergers (Modification of Enactments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1234), regs. 1(1), 5(b)
- F4
Words in reg. 10ZA(b)(i) substituted (1.1.2025) by The Water Mergers (Modification of Enactments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1234), regs. 1(1), 5(c)
- F5
Words in reg. 10ZA(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/93), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 12(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)