Schedule 7, paragraph 2(10)

No order shall be made by the Secretary of State or the CMA under this paragraph before the making of a reference under section 45 or (as the case may be) 62 unless— the Secretary of State or (as the case may be) the CMA has reasonable grounds for suspecting that it is or may be the case that two or more enterprises have ceased to be distinct or that arrangements are in progress or in contemplation which, if carried into effect, will result in two or more enterprises ceasing to be distinct; or the order relates to a special merger situation which has been, or may have been, created.

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