Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13) – Section 5 – Substantial and entrenched market power
Sections
Section 5Substantial and entrenched market power
In order to assess whether an undertaking has substantial and entrenched market power in respect of a digital activity for the purposes of section 2(2)(a), the CMA must carry out a forward-looking assessment of a period of at least 5 years, taking into account developments that—
- (a)would be expected or foreseeable if the CMA did not designate the undertaking as having SMS in respect of the digital activity, and
- (b)may affect the undertaking’s conduct in carrying out the digital activity.
Annotations
Commencement Information
- I1 S. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)
- I2 S. 5 in force at 1.1.2025 by S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(2)
https://dmcca.digiphile.law/article/article-5.html
Text as at 7 October 2026.
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