Schedule 10 Markets: public interest interventions

Section 35(10)

1 Part 4 of the 2002 Act (market investigations) is amended as follows.

2

(1) Section 131 (power to make market investigation references) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (4)(b), after "132" insert "or 140A(6)".

(3) In subsection (6), in the definition of "market investigation reference", after "132" insert "or 140A(6)".

3 In section 132 (ministerial power to make references), in subsection (4) -

(a) after "if" insert " -

(a) ", and 

(b) at the end insert "; or

(b) a reference has been made under section 140A(6) in relation to the same matter but has not been finally determined."

4 In section 135 (variation of references), in subsection (1), for "by it or (as the case may be) by him" substitute "by it under section 131 or (as the case may be) by the appropriate Minister under section 132".

5

(1) Section 140 (supplementary provision about intervention notices under section 139(1)) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) -

(a) for paragraphs (a) and (b) subst

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