Section 25B

Subsection (2) applies where a person knows or suspects that— an investigation by the CMA under section 25 is being or is likely to be carried out , or the CMA is assisting, or is likely to assist, an overseas regulator in carrying out any of its functions which correspond or are similar to the functions of the CMA under this Part (see Chapter 2 of Part 5 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024). The person must not— a document which the person knows or suspects is or would be relevant to the investigation or to the provision of such assistance. falsify, conceal, destroy or otherwise dispose of, or cause or permit the falsification, concealment, destruction or disposal of, In this section, the reference to concealing a document includes a reference to destroying the means of reproducing information recorded otherwise than in legible form.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04