371 OFCOM's functions under the Competition Act 1998
Communications Act 2003 (2003 c 21) | Legislation

371  OFCOM's functions under the Competition Act 1998

(1)     The functions to which subsection (2) applies shall be concurrent functions of OFCOM and the [CMA].

[(2)     This subsection applies to the functions of the [CMA] under the provisions of Part 1 of the Competition Act 1998 (other than sections 31D(1) to (6)[, 35C], 38(1) to (6)[, 40B(1) to (4)] and 51), so far as relating to—

(a)     agreements, decisions or concerted practices of the kind mentioned in section 2(1) of that Act, [or]

(b)     conduct of the kind mentioned in section 18(1) of that Act, [or]

[(c)     transferred EU anti-trust commitments or transferred EU anti-trust directions (as defined in section 40ZA of that Act),]

which relate to activities connected with communications matters.]

(3)     So far as necessary for the purposes of, or in connection with, the provisions of subsections (1) and (2), references to the [CMA] in Part 1 of the Competition Act 1998 [(including references in provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002 applied by that Part)] are to be read as including references to OFCOM, except—

(a)

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