- Section 57Duty to report possible mergers etc
(1) A relevant person (in this Chapter, “P”) must report an event to which subsection (2) or (3) applies (a “reportable event”) to the CMA before the event…
- Section 58Qualifying status
(1) For the purposes of section 57(2) , an event results in P having qualifying status in respect of shares or voting rights in relation to a UK-connected…
- Section 59Value of consideration
(1) The references in section 57(2) (b) to the value of all consideration provided by P for shares or voting rights in a UK-connected body corporate is a…
- Section 60Content of report etc
(1) The CMA must by notice make provision setting out— (a) the information which a report for the purposes of section 57(1) must contain; (b) the form in…
- Section 61Application of the duty to report etc
(1) Two or more persons may comply with the duty in section 57(1) by making a joint report to the CMA. (2) For the purposes of this Chapter,…
- Section 62Acceptance of report
(1) Where the CMA receives a report under section 57(1) , the CMA must, within the period of 5 working days beginning with the first working day after…
- Section 63Delay to possible mergers etc
(1) A person to whom the duty in section 57(1) applies in relation to a reportable event must not allow the event to take place— (a) without a…
- Section 64Timing of a reportable event
Where a reportable event results from an agreement providing for P to acquire shares or voting rights, or to form a joint venture vehicle together with at least…
- Section 65Authorisation for one person to act for another
(1) P may authorise another person to make a report under section 57(1) and receive the notice under section 62(1) which relates to the report on P’s behalf…
- Section 66Applications for review of decisions relating to mergers
Section 120 of EA 2002 (review of decisions under Part 3 of EA 2002 : mergers) applies in relation to a decision made by the CMA in connection…
- Section 67Regulations about duty to report
(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about the duty to report a reportable event. (2) The Secretary of State must consult the CMA before…
- Section 68Duty to keep compliance under review
The CMA must keep under review— (a) the extent to which persons comply with provisions made by, under or by virtue of this Chapter, and (b) the appropriateness…
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