Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024DMCCAUK · 2024 c. 13

ACT OF PARLIAMENT · 2024 c. 13 · TEXT IN FORCE 7 OCTOBER 2026

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

An Act to provide for the regulation of competition in digital markets; to amend the Competition Act 1998 and the Enterprise Act 2002 and to make other provision about competition law; to make provision relating to the protection of consumer rights and to confer further such rights; and for connected purposes.

7.10.2026 (legislation.gov.uk)Text in force

Prepared by Digiphile – specialist data protection lawyers.

SECTIONS BY PART

PART 1Digital Markets

Chapter 1 – Overview

Chapter 2 – Strategic Market Status

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Chapter 3 – Conduct requirements

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Chapter 4 – Pro-competition interventions

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Chapter 5 – Mergers

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Chapter 6 – Investigatory powers etc and compliance reports

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Chapter 7 – Enforcement and appeals

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Chapter 8 – Administration etc

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Schedules

SCHEDULE 1Procedure relating to commitments SCHEDULE 2Mergers: holding of interests and rights SCHEDULE 3Power of Competition Appeal Tribunal to grant declaratory relief SCHEDULE 4Relevant and special merger situations SCHEDULE 5Mergers: fast-track references under sections 22 and 33 of EA 2002 SCHEDULE 6Mergers of energy network enterprises SCHEDULE 7Mergers involving newspaper enterprises and foreign powers SCHEDULE 8Acceptance of undertakings at any stage of a market study or investigation SCHEDULE 9Final undertakings and orders: power to conduct trials SCHEDULE 10Civil penalties etc in connection with competition investigations SCHEDULE 11Civil penalties etc in connection with breaches of remedies SCHEDULE 12Civil penalties: amendments relating to sectoral regulators SCHEDULE 13Service and extra-territoriality of notices under CA 1998 and EA 2002 SCHEDULE 14Orders and regulations under CA 1998 and EA 2002 SCHEDULE 15Consumer protection enactments SCHEDULE 16Direct enforcement enactments SCHEDULE 17Investigatory powers SCHEDULE 18Part 3: minor and consequential amendments SCHEDULE 19Part 3: transitional and saving provisions SCHEDULE 20Commercial practices which are in all circumstances considered unfair SCHEDULE 21Chapter 1 of Part 4: consequential amendments SCHEDULE 22Excluded contracts SCHEDULE 23Pre-contract information and reminder notices SCHEDULE 24Excluded arrangements SCHEDULE 25Exempt ADR providers SCHEDULE 26Accreditation criteria SCHEDULE 27Chapter 4 of Part 4: consequential amendments etc SCHEDULE 28Provision of investigative assistance to overseas regulators SCHEDULE 29Duty of expedition on sectoral regulators in respect of their competition functions SCHEDULE 30Minor and consequential amendments