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Regulation 3 Omitted provisions

United Kingdom

(1)

Part 3 of the 2002 Act has effect as if the following provisions were omitted—

(a)

section 28 (turnover test);

F1(aa)

sections 34ZD to 34ZF (fast track reference requests);

F2(b)

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F3(ba)

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(c)

Chapter 2, section 85 and Schedule 7 (public interest cases);

(d)

sections 59 F4to 66 (other special cases);

F5(da)

sections 68A to 68F and Schedule 5A (mergers of energy network enterprises in Great Britain);

F6(e)

section 73 (undertakings in lieu of references under section 22 or 33);

(f)

sections 96 to 102 (merger notices); F7... F8and

F9(fa)

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(g)

section 123 (power to alter share of supply test).

(2)

Accordingly, any reference in Part 3 of the 2002 Act to those provisions (and any provisions of that Part so far as applying to them) shall be disregarded.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Reg. 3(1)(aa) inserted (1.1.2025) by The Water Mergers (Modification of Enactments) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/1234), regs. 1(1), 3

F2

Reg. 3(1)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/93), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 12(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3

Reg. 3(1)(ba) omitted (18.12.2015) by virtue of The Water Mergers (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1936), regs. 1, 3(a)

F4

Words in reg. 3(1)(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(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5

Reg. 3(da) inserted (6.12.2023) by The Enterprise Act 2002 (Merger Fees and Determination of Turnover) (Amendment) and Energy Network Mergers (Consequential Amendments) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1185), arts. 1(2), 9

F6

Words in reg. 3(1)(e) substituted (18.12.2015) by The Water Mergers (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1936), regs. 1, 3(b)

F7

Word in reg. 3(f) omitted (1.4.2014) by virtue of The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Competition) (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/549), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 22(2)(c) (with art. 3)

F8

Word in reg. 3(1)(f) inserted (18.12.2015) by The Water Mergers (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1936), regs. 1, 3(c)

F9

Reg. 3(1)(fa) omitted (18.12.2015) by virtue of The Water Mergers (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1936), regs. 1, 3(d)