Competition Act 1980
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1980 c. 21 |
| Year | 1980 |
the efficiency and costs of, F46orthe service provided by, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .which supplies goods or services by way of business,the affairs of which are managed by its members, andthe members of which hold office as such by virtue of their appointment to that or another office by a Minister under any enactment; orany publicly owned railway company, within the meaning of the Railways Act 1993, which supplies network services or station services, within the meaning of Part I of that Act; orany person (not falling within paragraph (a) above) who provides in Northern Ireland a bus service within the meaning of section 14 of the Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 1966; orany person who provides a railway passenger service in pursuance of an agreement entered into by Transport for London or any of its subsidiaries (within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999) by virtue of section 156(2) or (3) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;the National Rivers Authority;Scottish Water;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .any board administering a scheme under the any body corporate with a statutory duty to promote and assist the maintenance and development of the efficient supply of any goods or services by a body falling within paragraphs (a) to (d) above; orany subsidiary, within the meaning of F77section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006, of a body falling within paragraphs (a) to (e) above.(4) The Secretary of State may by order exclude from subsection (3) (b) F17or (bb) above persons of such descriptions as may be specified in the order.(5) No question concerning a person falling within subsection (3) (b) F18or (bb) above or a subsidiary of a body falling within F19that subsectionF19either of those paragraphs may be referred to the F83CMA under this section unless it relates to the carriage of passengers by the person or, as the case may be, the subsidiary.(6) The Secretary of State may at any time by notice given to the F84CMA vary a reference under this section.(7) On making a reference under this section or on varying such a reference under subsection (6) above the Secretary of State shall arrange for the reference or, as the case may be, the variation to be published in such manner as he considers most suitable for bringing it to the attention of persons who in his opinion would be affected by it or be likely to have an interest in it.any question relating to the appropriateness of any financial obligations or guidance as to financial objectives (however expressed) imposed on or given to the person in question by or under any enactment, or otherwise by a Minister; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(9A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(10) A report of the F85CMA on a reference under this section shall be made to the Secretary of State and shall state, with reasons, the conclusions of the F85CMA with respect to any question referred to them and, where the F85CMA conclude that the person specified in the reference is pursuing a course of conduct which operates against the public interest, the report may include recommendations as to what action (if any) should be taken by the
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