Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13) – Section 143 – Civil penalties etc in connection with competition matters

Sections

Section 143Civil penalties etc in connection with competition matters

(1) Schedule 10 makes provision for, and in connection with, the imposition of civil penalties in relation to investigations under—

(a)
Part 1 of CA 1998 (competition);
(b)
Parts 3 (mergers) and 4 (market studies and market investigations) of EA 2002.

(2) Schedule 11 makes provision for, and in connection with, the imposition of civil penalties in relation to breaches of—

(a)
commitments and directions under Part 1 of CA 1998;
(b)
undertakings and orders under Parts 3 and 4 of EA 2002.

(3) Schedule 12 makes provision providing that certain functions being conferred on the CMA by Schedules 10 and 11 are not exercisable concurrently by sectoral regulators.

Annotations

Commencement Information

I1 S. 143 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)
I2 S. 143 in force at 1.1.2025 by S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(2) (with Sch. paras. 13-16, 20)

https://dmcca.digiphile.law/article/article-143.html

Text as at 7 October 2026.

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