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Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to :Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the specific provision you are viewing.Sch. 8 para. 3(2)(c) ceased to have effect by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 53(3)Sch. 8 para. 2(4)(5) inserted by 2002 c. 40 Sch. 5 para. 8(3)(c)Sch. 8 para. 3(1A) inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 53(2)Sch. 8 para. 3A inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 53(4)Sch. 8 para. 1 repealed by 2002 c. 40 Sch. 5 para. 8(2) Sch. 26Sch. 8 para. 4-14 repealed by 2002 c. 40 Sch. 5 para. 8(5) Sch. 26Sch. 8 para. 2(3) word substituted by 2002 c. 40 Sch. 5 para. 8(3)(b)Sch. 8 para. 3 word substituted by 2002 c. 40 Sch. 5 para. 8(4) Sch. 26Sch. 8 word substituted by 2002 c. 40 Sch. 25 para. 38(54)(a)Sch. 8 para. 3(2)(d)(e) word substituted by 2002 c. 40 Sch. 25 para. 38(54)(c)Sch. 8 para. 2(1) words substituted by 2002 c. 40 Sch. 5 para. 8(3)(a)Sch. 8 para. 2(2)(c) words substituted by 2002 c. 40 Sch. 25 para. 38(54)(b)Long Title text amended by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 1Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters:Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters where applicable. This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Blanket Amendment words substituted by 2005 c. 4 Sch. 11 para. 5Blanket amendment words substituted by S.I. 2011/1043 art. 3 4Blanket amendment words substituted by S.I. 2011/1043 art. 3 6Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):Pt. 2A inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 44s. 28A inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 14s. 30A inserted by 2002 c. 40 s. 198s. 30A text amended by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 16s. 31A-31E inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 18s. 47A inserted by 2002 c. 40 s. 18(1)s. 47A(2) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 art. 3(1) Sch. Pt. 1s. 47A(6) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 art. 3(1) Sch. Pt. 1s. 47A(7)(a) text amended by S.I. 2007/1846 reg. 3(2)s. 47A(7)(b) text amended by S.I. 2007/1846 Sch.s. 47A(7)(c) text amended by S.I. 2007/1846 Sch.s. 47A(7)(d) words substituted by 2005 c. 4 Sch. 9 para. 65(3)s. 47B inserted by 2002 c. 40 s. 19s. 58A and cross-heading inserted by 2002 c. 40 s. 20(1)(2)s. 58A(1)(c) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 art. 3(1) Sch. Pt. 1s. 58A(1)(d) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 art. 3(1) Sch. Pt. 1s. 58A(3)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 art. 3(1) Sch. Pt. 1s. 58A(3)(c) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 art. 3(1) Sch. Pt. 1s. 58A(4)(a) text amended by S.I. 2007/1846 Sch.s. 58A(4)(b) text amended by S.I. 2007/1846 Sch.s. 58A(4)(c) words substituted by 2005 c. 4 Sch. 9 para. 65(4)s. 62A inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 38s. 62A(2)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 art. 3(1) Sch. Pt. 1s. 62B inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 39s. 65A 65B inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 43s. 65C(2) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 art. 3(1) Sch. Pt. 1s. 65D(3) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 art. 3(1) Sch. Pt. 1s. 75A inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 47s. 121 modified by S.I. 2003/1397 art. 3(5)Sch. 6A inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 52Sch. 7A para. 1 amended by S.I. 2003/1592 Sch. 4 para. 15(3)Sch. 7A inserted by 2002 c. 40 s. 187(4) Sch. 12Sch. 7A para. 1 text amended by 2003 c. 21 Sch. 17 para. 154Sch. 7A para. 1 text amended by 2003 c. 21 Sch. 19(1)Sch. 7A para. 1 text amended by S.I. 2005/3172 Sch. para. 3(b)Sch. 24 para. 13 excluded by S.I. 2003/1397 art. 3(6)Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Competition Act 1998:Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. 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SCHEDULE 8E+W+S+N.I. AppealsPart IE+W+S+N.I. General InterpretationE+W+S+N.I.1In this Schedule—E+W+S+N.I.“the chairman” means a person appointed as chairman of a tribunal in accordance with paragraph 27(2)(a) of Schedule 7;
General procedureE+W+S+N.I.2(1)An appeal to the Competition Commission must be made by sending a notice of appeal to the Commission within the specified period.E+W+S+N.I.(2)The notice of appeal must set out the grounds of appeal in sufficient detail to indicate—(a)under which provision of this Act the appeal is brought;(b)to what extent (if any) the appellant contends that the decision against, or with respect to which, the appeal is brought was based on an error of fact or was wrong in law; and(c)to what extent (if any) the appellant is appealing against the Director’s exercise of his discretion in making the disputed decision.(3)The tribunal may give an appellant leave to amend the grounds of appeal identified in the notice of appeal.Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Modifications etc. (not altering text)C1Sch. 8 para. 2(2) applied (1.3.2000) by S.I. 2000/261, Rule 6 Decisions of the tribunalE+W+S+N.I.3(1)The tribunal must determine the appeal on the merits by reference to the grounds of appeal set out in the notice of appeal.E+W+S+N.I.(2)The tribunal may confirm or set aside the decision which is the subject of the appeal, or any part of it, and may—(a)remit the matter to the Director,(b)impose or revoke, or vary the amount of, a penalty,(c)grant or cancel an individual exemption or vary any conditions or obligations imposed in relation to the exemption by the Director,(d)give such directions, or take such other steps, as the Director could himself have given or taken, or(e)make any other decision which the Director could himself have made.(3)Any decision of the tribunal on an appeal has the same effect, and may be enforced in the same manner, as a decision of the Director.(4)If the tribunal confirms the decision which is the subject of the appeal it may nevertheless set aside any finding of fact on which the decision was based.4(1)A decision of the tribunal may be taken by a majority.E+W+S+N.I.(2)The decision must—(a)state whether it was unanimous or taken by a majority; and(b)be recorded in a document which—(i)contains a statement of the reasons for the decision; and(ii)is signed and dated by the chairman of the tribunal.(3)When the tribunal is preparing the document mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(b), section 56 is to apply to the tribunal as it applies to the Director.(4)The President must make such arrangements for the publication of the tribunal’s decision as he considers appropriate.Part IIE+W+S+N.I. Rules Registrar of Appeal TribunalsE+W+S+N.I.5(1)Rules may provide for the appointment by the Competition Commission, with the approval of the Secretary of State, of a Registrar of Appeal Tribunals.E+W+S+N.I.(2)The rules may, in particular—(a)specify the qualifications for appointment as Registrar; and(b)provide for specified functions relating to appeals to be exercised by the Registrar in specified circumstances. Notice of appealE+W+S+N.I.6Rules may make provision—E+W+S+N.I.(a)as to the period within which appeals must be brought;(b)as to the form of the notice of appeal and as to the information which must be given in the notice;(c)with respect to amendment of a notice of appeal;(d)with respect to acknowledgement of a notice of appeal. Response to the appealE+W+S+N.I.7Rules may provide for the tribunal to reject an appeal if—E+W+S+N.I.(a)it considers that the notice of appeal reveals no valid ground of appeal; or(b)it is satisfied that the appellant has habitually and persistently and without any reasonable ground—(i)instituted vexatious proceedings, whether against the same person or against different persons; or(ii)made vexatious applications in any proceedings. Pre-hearing reviews and preliminary mattersE+W+S+N.I.8(1)Rules may make provision—E+W+S+N.I.(a)for the carrying-out by the tribunal of a preliminary consideration of proceedings (a “pre-hearing review”); and(b)for enabling such powers to be exercised in connection with a pre-hearing review as may be specified.(2)If rules make provision of the kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), they may also include—(a)provision for security; and(b)supplemental provision.(3)In sub-paragraph (2) “provision for security” means provision authorising a tribunal carrying out a pre-hearing review under the rules, in specified circumstances, to make an order requiring a party to the proceedings, if he wishes to continue to participate in them, to pay a deposit of an amount not exceeding such sum—(a)as may be specified; or(b)as may be calculated in accordance with specified provisions.(4)In sub-paragraph (2) “supplemental provision” means any provision as to—(a)the manner in which the amount of such a deposit is to be determined;(b)the consequences of non-payment of such a deposit; and(c)the circumstances in which any such deposit, or any part of it, may be—(i)refunded to the person who paid it; or(ii)paid to another party to the proceedings. Conduct of the hearingE+W+S+N.I.9(1)Rules may make provision—E+W+S+N.I.(a)as to the manner in which appeals are to be conducted, including provision for any hearing to be held in private if the tribunal considers it appropriate because it may be considering information of a kind to which section 56 applies;(b)as to the persons entitled to appear on behalf of the parties;(c)for requiring persons to attend to give evidence and produce documents and for authorising the administration of oaths to witnesses;(d)as to the evidence which may be required or admitted in proceedings before the tribunal and the extent to which it should be oral or written;(e)allowing the tribunal to fix time limits with respect to any aspect of the proceedings before it and to extend any time limit (whether or not it has expired);(f)for enabling the tribunal to refer a matter back to the Director if it appears to the tribunal that the matter has not been adequately investigated;(g)for enabling the tribunal, on the application of any party to the proceedings before it or on its own initiative—(i)in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, to order the disclosure between, or the production by, the parties of documents or classes of documents;(ii)in Scotland, to order such recovery or inspection of documents as might be ordered by a sheriff;(h)for the appointment of experts for the purposes of any proceedings before the tribunal;(i)for the award of costs or expenses, including any allowances payable to persons in connection with their attendance before the tribunal;(j)for taxing or otherwise settling any costs or expenses directed to be paid by the tribunal and for the enforcement of any such direction.(2)A person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with—(a)any requirement imposed by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(c), or(b)any requirement with respect to the disclosure, production, recovery or inspection of documents which is imposed by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(g),is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
InterestE+W+S+N.I.10(1)Rules may make provision—E+W+S+N.I.(a)as to the circumstances in which the tribunal may order that interest is payable;(b)for the manner in which and the periods by reference to which interest is to be calculated and paid.(2)The rules may, in particular, provide that compound interest is to be payable if the tribunal—(a)upholds a decision of the Director to impose a penalty, or(b)does not reduce a penalty so imposed by more than a specified percentage,but in such a case the rules may not provide that interest is to be payable in respect of any period before the date on which the appeal was brought.
FeesE+W+S+N.I.11(1)Rules may provide—E+W+S+N.I.(a)for fees to be chargeable in respect of specified costs of proceedings before the tribunal;(b)for the amount of such costs to be determined by the tribunal.(2)Any sums received in consequence of rules under this paragraph are to be paid into the Consolidated Fund. Withdrawing an appealE+W+S+N.I.12Rules may make provision—E+W+S+N.I.(a)that a party who has brought an appeal may not withdraw it without the leave of—(i)the tribunal, or(ii)in specified circumstances, the President or the Registrar;(b)for the tribunal to grant leave to withdraw the appeal on such conditions as it considers appropriate;(c)enabling the tribunal to publish any decision which it could have made had the appeal not been withdrawn;(d)as to the effect of withdrawal of an appeal;(e)as to any procedure to be followed if parties to proceedings on an appeal agree to settle. Interim ordersE+W+S+N.I.13(1)Rules may provide for the tribunal to make an order (“an interim order”) granting, on an interim basis, any remedy which the tribunal would have power to grant in its final decision.E+W+S+N.I.(2)An interim order may, in particular, suspend the effect of a decision made by the Director or vary the conditions or obligations attached to an exemption.(3)Rules may also make provision giving the tribunal powers similar to those given to the Director by section 35. MiscellaneousE+W+S+N.I.14Rules may make provision—E+W+S+N.I.(a)for a person who is not a party to proceedings on an appeal to be joined in those proceedings;(b)for appeals to be consolidated on such terms as the tribunal thinks appropriate in such circumstances as may be specified.Previous: ScheduleNext: ScheduleBack to topOptions/HelpPrint OptionsPrint The Whole ActPDF The Whole ActWeb page The Whole ActPrint This Schedule onlyPDF This Schedule onlyWeb page This Schedule onlyYou have chosen to open The Whole ActThe Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.Would you like to continue?Continue to openYou have chosen to open The Whole Act as a PDFThe Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.Would you like to continue?Continue to openYou have chosen to open the Whole ActThe Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.Would you like to continue?Continue to openYou have chosen to open Schedules only The Schedules only you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.Would you like to continue?Continue to openLegislation is available in different versions:Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.Original (As Enacted or Made):The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.See additional information alongside the contentGeographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.Opening OptionsDifferent options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at onceMore ResourcesAccess essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copylists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation itemconfers power and blanket amendment detailsall formats of all associated documentscorrection slipslinks to related legislation and further information resources© Crown copyrightYou may use and re-use the information featured on this website (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence