(1) Subsection (2) applies where the Secretary of State has received a report of the CMA under section 50 in relation to a relevant merger situation.
(2) The Secretary of State shall decide whether to make an adverse public interest finding in relation to the relevant merger situation and whether to make no finding at all in the matter.
(3) For the purposes of this Part the Secretary of State makes an adverse public interest finding in relation to a relevant merger situation if, in relation to that situation, he decides-
(a) in connection with a reference under subsection (2) of section 45, that it is the case as mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) of that subsection or subsection (3) of that section;
(b) in connection with a reference under subsection (3) of that section, that it is the case as mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) of that subsection;
(c) in connection with a reference under subsection (4) of that section, that it is the case as mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) of that
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