- Section 127Relevant merger situations and special merger situations
Schedule 4 makes provision amending the thresholds in Part 3 of EA 2002 (mergers) for the creation of relevant merger situations and special merger situations.
- Section 128Fast-track references under sections 22 and 33 of EA 2002
Schedule 5 makes provision amending Part 3 of EA 2002 (mergers) to include provision about the making of fast-track references under section 22 or 33 of that Act.
- Section 129Mergers of energy network enterprises
Schedule 6 makes provision amending Part 3 of EA 2002 (mergers) and Schedule 16 to the Energy Act 2023 (mergers of energy network enterprises) in relation to mergers…
- Section 130Mergers involving newspaper enterprises and foreign powers
(1) Schedule 7 makes provision for the purposes of preventing foreign powers from gaining control or influence over newspaper enterprises. (2) The amendments made by that Schedule— (a)…
- Section 131Mutual agreements to extend time-limits: duty to make reference cases
(1) Chapter 1 of Part 3 of EA 2002 (mergers: duty to make references) is amended as follows. (2) In section 39 (time-limits for investigations and reports)— (a)…
- Section 132Mutual agreements to extend time-limits: public interest cases
(1) Chapter 2 of Part 3 of EA 2002 (mergers: public interest cases) is amended as follows. (2) In section 51 (time-limits for investigations and reports by CMA)—…
- Section 133Publication of merger notices online
In Chapter 5 of Part 3 of EA 2002 (mergers: supplementary), in section 96(5) (merger notices), for “in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes” substitute “online”.
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