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Part IChapter I ExemptionsSection 6Table of ContentsContentMore ResourcesPrevious: ProvisionNext: ProvisionPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of ChangesOpening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreChanges to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Competition Act 1998. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. 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.Long Title words substituted 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. 9(1) s. 9 renumbered as s. 9(1) by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 6(1)s. 9(1) words substituted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 6(2)s. 9(1)(a) word substituted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 6(3)s. 9(2) inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 6(4)s. 25(1) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 5(2)s. 25(5) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 Sch. Pt. 1s. 25(8)-(11) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 5(2)s. 25(9)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 Sch. Pt. 1s. 25(11) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 Sch. Pt. 1s. 25A inserted by 2013 c. 24 s. 42(2)s. 26A inserted by 2013 c. 24 s. 39(2)s. 27(5)(f) inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 12(4)s. 27(6) inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 12(5)s. 28(7A) inserted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 13 para. 2(4)s. 28(8) inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 13(3)s. 28A inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 14s. 28A(1) words substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 13 para. 3(2)s. 28A(1)(b)(i) (2) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 9s. 28A(3) words substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 13 para. 3(3)s. 28A(8A) inserted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 13 para. 3(4)s. 30A words substituted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 16s. 30A(1) s. 30A renumbered as s. 30A(1) by 2013 c. 24 s. 39(5)s. 30A(1) words substituted by 2013 c. 24 s. 39(6)s. 30A(2)-(5) inserted by 2013 c. 24 s. 39(7)s. 31(2)(c) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 Sch. Pt. 1s. 31(2)(d) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 Sch. Pt. 1s. 31A-31E inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 18s. 31A(1)-(4) words substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 11s. 31B(1)-(5) words substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 12s. 31C(1) (2) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 13s. 31D(1)-(3) words substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 14s. 31D(5) (6) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 14s. 31D(8) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 14s. 31E(1) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 15s. 31F inserted by 2013 c. 24 s. 45s. 35(8)(9) inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 21(6)s. 35(8) (9) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 19s. 35(9) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 Sch. Pt. 1s. 36(7A) inserted by 2013 c. 24 s. 44(2)s. 38(1A) inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 23(2)s. 38(1A) words substituted by 2013 c. 24 s. 40(5)s. 40A 40B and cross-heading inserted by 2013 c. 24 s. 40(2)s. 47A savings for effect of 2015 c. 15 Sch. 8 para. 4(1) by S.I. 2015/1648 rule 119(4)s. 47A substituted by 2015 c. 15 Sch. 8 para. 4(1)s. 47A(2) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 Sch. Pt. 1s. 47A(6) (7) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 28s. 47A(6) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 Sch. Pt. 1s. 47A(7)(d) words substituted by 2005 c. 4 Sch. 9 para. 65(3)s. 47B substituted by 2015 c. 15 Sch. 8 para. 5(1)s. 47C inserted by 2015 c. 15 Sch. 8 para. 6s. 47D inserted by 2015 c. 15 Sch. 8 para. 7s. 47E inserted by 2015 c. 15 Sch. 8 para. 8(1)s. 49(1A)-(1D) inserted by 2015 c. 15 Sch. 8 para. 9(3)s. 49(2A) inserted by 2015 c. 15 Sch. 8 para. 9(5)s. 49A and cross-heading inserted by 2015 c. 15 Sch. 8 para. 10(1)s. 49B inserted by 2015 c. 15 Sch. 8 para. 11(1)s. 49C-49E inserted by 2015 c. 15 Sch. 8 para. 12s. 52(1A) inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 31(2)s. 52(1A) words substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 32(3)s. 52(1A)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 Sch. Pt. 1s. 54(1)(a) substituted by 2003 c. 21 s. 371(5)(a)s. 54(1)(c) omitted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 15 para. 11(a)s. 54(1)(d) substituted by 2003 c. 37 Sch. 7 para. 32(2)s. 54(1)(e) words substituted by S.I. 2015/1682 Sch. Pt. 1 para. 4(m)s. 54(1)(f) substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 15 para. 11(b)s. 54(1)(g) word omitted by 2013 c. 33 s. 67(2)s. 54(1)(h) and word inserted by 2012 c. 7 s. 74(5)(b)s. 54(1)(i) inserted by 2013 c. 33 s. 67(2)s. 54(1)(j) inserted by 2013 c. 33 Sch. 8 para. 9s. 54(6A) inserted by 2013 c. 24 s. 51(3)s. 54(6B) (6C) inserted by 2013 c. 24 s. 51(4)s. 54(8) inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 33(3)s. 58(4) inserted by 2015 c. 15 Sch. 8 para. 13(5)s. 58A substituted by 2015 c. 15 Sch. 8 para. 14(1)s. 58A(1)(c) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 Sch. Pt. 1s. 58A(1)(d) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 Sch. Pt. 1s. 58A(3) (4) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 37s. 58A(3)(b) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 Sch. Pt. 1s. 58A(3)(c) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 Sch. Pt. 1s. 58A(4)(c) words substituted by 2005 c. 4 Sch. 9 para. 65(4)s. 59(1A)(1B) inserted by 2015 c. 15 Sch. 8 para. 15(4)s. 62(5) (10) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 41s. 62(8A) inserted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 13 para. 5(3)s. 62(10)(11) inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 37(7)s. 62A inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 38s. 62A(1) words substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 13 para. 6(2)s. 62A(2)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 Sch. Pt. 1s. 62A(3)-(5) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 42s. 62A(10A) inserted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 13 para. 6(3)s. 62A(12) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 42s. 62B inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 39s. 62B(1) (2) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 43s. 63(1)(a) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 44s. 63(8A) inserted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 13 para. 7(3)s. 63(10) inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 40(8)s. 63(10) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 44s. 65A 65B inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 43s. 65C(1) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 45(2)s. 65C(2) words inserted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 45(3)(a)s. 65C(2) words inserted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 13 para. 8s. 65C(2) words omitted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 45(3)(b)s. 65C(2) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 Sch. Pt. 1s. 65C(4) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 45(4)s. 65D(1) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 46s. 65D(3) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 Sch. Pt. 1s. 65E(1) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 47s. 65E(5) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 47s. 65F(1) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 48s. 65F(3) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 48s. 65G(1) words substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 13 para. 9(2)s. 65G(1)(b)(i) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 49s. 65G(2) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 49s. 65G(3) words substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 13 para. 9(3)s. 65G(8A) inserted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 13 para. 9(4)s. 65H(1) words substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 13 para. 10(2)s. 65H(1)(b)(i) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 50s. 65H(2) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 50s. 65H(3) words substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 13 para. 10(3)s. 65H(8A) inserted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 13 para. 10(4)s. 65N(1) (2) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 51s. 71(4)(cb) inserted by 2015 c. 15 Sch. 8 para. 16s. 73(6A) inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 46(4)s. 75A inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 47s. 75A(1)-(8) words substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 52Sch. 1 para. 5(a)(b) amended by S.I. 2003/1592 Sch. 4 para. 15(1)(a)Sch. 6A inserted by S.I. 2004/1261 Sch. 1 para. 52Sch. 6A para. 1 word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 56(2)Sch. 6A para. 2(1) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 56(3)(a)Sch. 6A para. 2(2) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 56(3)(b)(i)Sch. 6A para. 2(2) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 56(3)(b)(ii)Sch. 6A para. 3(1) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 56(4)Sch. 6A para. 4 word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 56(5)Sch. 6A para. 5 word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 56(6)Sch. 6A para. 6 word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 56(7)Sch. 6A para. 7 word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 56(8)Sch. 6A para. 8 word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 56(9)Sch. 6A para. 10 word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 56(10)Sch. 6A para. 11(1) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 56(11)Sch. 6A para. 12 word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 56(12)Sch. 6A para. 13 word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 56(13)Sch. 6A para. 14 word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 56(14)Sch. 7 para. 15(8) amended by S.I. 2003/1592 Sch. 4 para. 15(2)(a)Sch. 7 para. 19A(9) amended by S.I. 2003/1592 Sch. 4 para. 15(2)(b)Sch. 7 para. 20(4) amended by S.I. 2003/1592 Sch. 4 para. 15(2)(c)Sch. 7 para. 20(4)(a)(b) amended by S.I. 2003/1592 Sch. 4 para. 15(2)(d)Sch. 7 para. 20(4)(a) amended by S.I. 2003/1592 Sch. 4 para. 15(2)(e)Sch. 7 para. 12A excluded by S.I. 2003/419 (N.I.) art. 6(10)Sch. 7 para. 19A(9)(m) repealed by 2012 c. 21 Sch. 19Sch. 7 para. 19A(9) word omitted by S.I. 2005/3172 Sch. para. 3(a)(i)Sch. 7 para. 19A(9) words added by S.I. 2005/3172 Sch. para. 3(a)(ii)Sch. 7 para. 19A(9) words inserted by 2003 c. 21 Sch. 17 para. 153(3)Sch. 7 para. 19A words omitted by 2012 c. 19 Sch. 9 para. 9Sch. 7 para. 19A(9) words omitted by S.I. 2011/2704 reg. 45(2)(a)Sch. 7 para. 19A(9) words omitted by S.I. 2011/2704 reg. 45(2)(b)Sch. 7 para. 19A(9) words repealed by 2003 c. 21 Sch. 19(1) Note 1Sch. 7 para. 19A(9) words repealed by 2012 c. 21 Sch. 19Sch. 7 para. 19A(9) words substituted by 2003 c. 37 Sch. 8 para. 54Sch. 7A para. 1 amended by S.I. 2003/1592 Sch. 4 para. 15(3)Sch. 7A omitted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 223Sch. 7A para. 1 words repealed by 2003 c. 21 Sch. 19(1) Note 1Sch. 7A para. 1 words substituted by 2003 c. 21 Sch. 17 para. 154Sch. 7A para. 1 words substituted by S.I. 2005/3172 Sch. para. 3(b)Sch. 8 para. 3B inserted by 2015 c. 15 Sch. 8 para. 17(3)Sch. 8 para. 3(A1) 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. 3A(3) word substituted by 2013 c. 24 Sch. 5 para. 57(4)Sch. 9 para. 1A and cross-heading inserted by 2013 c. 24 s. 42(4)Sch. 9 para. 13A and cross-heading inserted by 2013 c. 24 s. 42(5)Sch. 9 para. 13B and cross-heading inserted by 2013 c. 24 s. 42(6)Sch. 9 para. 13C and cross-heading inserted by 2013 c. 24 s. 42(7)Sch. 9 para. 5(1)(d)(iv) words substituted by S.I. 2012/1809 Sch. 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