The Designation of the Competition and Markets Authority as a National Competition Authority Regulations 2014
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2014/537 |
2014No. 537
COMPETITION
The Designation of the Competition and Markets Authority as a National Competition Authority Regulations 2014
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The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated( 1) for the purposes of section 2(2)(a) of the European Communities Act 1972( 2) in relation to measures giving effect to the European Community's rules on competition applying to undertakings, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Designation of the Competition and Markets Authority as a National Competition Authority Regulations 2014 and shall come into force on 1st April 2014.
Designation as a national competition authority
2. (1) The Competition and Markets Authority is designated as a national competition authority pursuant to Article 35 of the EC Competition Regulation for the purposes of exercising all of the powers and functions of a competition authority of a Member State under Chapters I, II, IV, V, VIII and IX of the EC Competition Regulation.
(2) In this regulation, "EC Competition Regulation" means Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003of 16tth December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty( 3).
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Jenny Willott Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs Department for Business, Innovation and Skills |
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6th March 2014 |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Article 35 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003of 16th December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (OJ No. L1, 4.1.2003, p.1) ("the EC Competition Regulation") provides that Member States shall designate the competition authority or authorities responsible for the application of Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (now Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) in such a way that the provisions of that Regulation are effectively complied with.
Regulation 2 of these Regulations designates the Competition and Markets Authority as a national competition authority, pursuant to Article 35 of the EC Competition Regulation, for the purposes of Chapters I, II, IV, V, VIII and IX of the EC Competition Regulation.
The designation in these Regulations is a result of section 25 of and Schedule 4 to the...
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