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Version date: 24 May 2024 - onwards

159 Interim enforcement orders and undertakings

(1) This section applies if -

(a) it is alleged in an application under section 153 for an interim enforcement order that a person ("the respondent") -

(i) has engaged, is engaging or is likely to engage in a commercial practice which constitutes a relevant infringement ("the infringing practice"), or

(ii) is an accessory to the infringing practice,

(b) it appears to the court that if the application had been an application for an enforcement order it would be likely to be granted, and

(c) the court considers it is expedient that the infringing practice is prohibited or prevented immediately.

(2) The court may -

(a) make an interim enforcement order against the respondent, or

(b) accept an undertaking from the respondent to comply with subsection (5) or to take steps which the court believes will secure such compliance.

(3) If no notice of the application has been given to the respondent, the court may proceed under subsection (2)(a) only if it considers it appropriate to make an interim enforcement order without notice.

(4) An interim enforcement order is an order that -

(a) indicates the nature of the infringing practice, and