54 Decision of Secretary of State in public interest cases
Enterprise Act 2002 (2002 c 40) | Legislation

Decisions of the Secretary of State

54  Decision of Secretary of State in public interest cases

(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

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