(1) After section 47 of the 1998 Act there is inserted -
"47A Monetary claims before Tribunal
(1) This section applies to -
(a) any claim for damages, or 3
(b) any other claim for a sum of money,
which a person who has suffered loss or damage as a result of the infringement of a relevant prohibition may make in civil proceedings brought in any part of the United Kingdom.
(2) In this section "relevant prohibition" means any of the following -
(a) the Chapter I prohibition;
(b) the Chapter II prohibition;
(c) the prohibition in Article 81(1) of the Treaty;
(d) the prohibition in Article 82 of the Treaty;
(e) the prohibition in Article 65(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Union ;
(f) the prohibition in Article 66(7) of that Treaty.
(3) For the purpose of identifying claims which may be made in civil proceedings, any limitation rules that would apply in such proceedings are to be disregarded.
(4) A claim to which this section applies may (subject to the provisions of this Act and
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