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The Competition Act 1980 is amended as follows.

(1)     Section 11 (reference of public bodies and certain other persons to the Commission) is amended as follows.

(2)     In subsections (1), (5), (6), (8) and (10), for “Commission” (in each place where it occurs) substitute “CMA” .

(3)     After subsection (10) insert—

“(10A)     The functions of the CMA with respect to a reference under this section (including functions under sections 109 to 115 of the Enterprise Act 2002, as applied by section 11B) are to be carried out on behalf of the CMA by a group constituted for the purpose by the chair of the CMA under Schedule 4 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.”

(4)     In the heading, for “Commission” substitute “CMA”.

In section 11A (references under section 11: time-limits), in subsections (2) and (3), for “Commission” (in each place where it occurs) substitute “CMA”.

(1)     Section 11C (references under section 11: further supplementary provisions) is amended as follows.

(2)     In subsection (1), for the words from “the words” to the end,