(1) Within 5 days after the receipt by it of a notification in relation to a media merger, the Authority shall -
(a) forward a copy of the notification to the Minister, and
(b) notify the undertakings involved in the merger that it considers the merger to be a media merger.
(2) If the Authority makes a determination referred to in section 21(2)(a) in relation to a media merger it shall, immediately after doing so, inform the Minister of that fact and the Minister may, notwithstanding that determination, within 10 days after the date on which that determination is made, direct the Authority to carry out an investigation under section 22 in relation to the merger.
(3) Upon such a direction being given -
(a) the determination referred to in section 21(2)(a) shall not operate to permit the media merger to be put into effect, and
(b) the Authority shall notify the undertakings involved in the merger that an investigation under section 22 in relation to the merger will be carried out pu