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26 Power to begin a conduct investigation
(1) The CMA may begin an investigation (a "conduct investigation") where it has reasonable grounds to suspect that an undertaking has breached a conduct requirement.
(2) A conduct investigation is an investigation into -
(a) whether a breach has occurred, and
(b) if it has, what action, if any, the CMA should take in relation to the breach.
(3) When the CMA begins a conduct investigation it must give a notice (a "conduct investigation notice") to the undertaking which it suspects has breached a conduct requirement.
(4) The conduct investigation notice must -
(a) state the conduct requirement which the CMA suspects has been breached;
(b) describe the conduct which the CMA suspects constituted the breach;
(c) state the period within which the undertaking may make representations in relation to the conduct investigation (see subsection (5));