Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13) – Section 47 – Power to begin a PCI investigation etc
Sections
Section 47Power to begin a PCI investigation etc
(1) The CMA may begin an investigation (a “PCI investigation”) in relation to a designated undertaking where it has reasonable grounds to consider that a factor or combination of factors relating to a relevant digital activity may be having an adverse effect on competition.
(2) A PCI investigation is an investigation to enable the CMA to determine—
- (a)whether to make a PCI, and
- (b)if it concludes that it should make a PCI, the form and content of that PCI.
(3) The CMA may begin a PCI investigation in relation to a designated undertaking even if it has previously made a decision not to make a PCI in respect of that undertaking.
Annotations
Commencement Information
- I1 S. 47 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)
- I2 S. 47 in force at 1.1.2025 by S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(2)
https://dmcca.digiphile.law/article/article-47.html
Text as at 7 October 2026.
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