Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024DMCCAUK · 2024 c. 13
Digiphile
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13) – Section 9 – Initial SMS investigations

Sections

Section 9Initial SMS investigations

(1) The CMA may begin an initial SMS investigation where it has reasonable grounds to consider that it may be able to designate an undertaking as having SMS in respect of a digital activity in accordance with section 2.
(2) An “initial SMS investigation” is an investigation into whether to designate an undertaking as having SMS in respect of a digital activity where the undertaking is not already designated in respect of that activity (subject to section 10(4)).
(3) The CMA may begin an initial SMS investigation into whether to designate an undertaking as having SMS in respect of a digital activity even if it has previously made a decision not to designate the undertaking as having SMS in respect of that activity.

Annotations

Commencement Information

  1. I1 S. 9 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)
  2. I2 S. 9 in force at 1.1.2025 by S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(2)

https://dmcca.digiphile.law/article/article-9.html

Text as at 7 October 2026.

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