45 Power of Secretary of State to refer matter to [CMA]
Enterprise Act 2002 (2002 c 40) | Legislation

45  Power of Secretary of State to refer matter to [CMA]

(1)     Subsections (2) to (5) apply where the Secretary of State—

(a)     has given an intervention notice in relation to a relevant merger situation; and

(b)     has received a report of the [CMA] under section 44[, and any report of OFCOM which is required by virtue of section 44A,] in relation to the matter.

(2)     The Secretary of State may make a reference [to the chair of the CMA for the constitution of a group under Schedule 4 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013] if he believes that it is or may be the case that—

(a)     a relevant merger situation has been created;

(b)     the creation of that situation has resulted, or may be expected to result, in a substantial lessening of competition within any market or markets in the United Kingdom for goods or services;

(c)     one or more than one public interest consideration mentioned in the intervention notice

Powered by Lexis+®
 

Popular documents

LEXISNEXIS

Novation—why and how to novate a contract

Novation—why and how to novate a contractThere may be times when, rather than assigning the benefit of an agreement to a third party, the original parties wish instead to end their obligations to each other under that agreement and, in effect, recreate it, with the third party stepping into the

LEXISNEXIS

Common law offence of false imprisonment

Common law offence of false imprisonmentThe offence of false imprisonmentFalse imprisonment is a common law offence but it is more common as a civil action in tort (see Practice Note: False imprisonment).It is triable only on indictment. It may be classified in class 2A, 2B or 3 in accordance with

LEXISNEXIS

Grounds of appeal—introducing new evidence

Grounds of appeal—introducing new evidenceCoronavirus (COVID-19): The guidance detailing normal practice set out in this Practice Note may be affected by measures concerning process and procedure in the civil courts that have been introduced as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The

LEXISNEXIS

Voluntary manslaughter

Voluntary manslaughterVoluntary manslaughterVoluntary manslaughter consists of those killings which would be murder (because the accused has the relevant mental element for murder) but which are reduced to manslaughter because of one of the three special defences (loss of control, diminished