Schedule 7, paragraph 8(7)

For the purposes of the definition of “relevant period” in sub-paragraph (6), a reference under section 45(4) or (5) is finally determined if— the CMA cancels the reference under section 48(1) or 53(1); the time within which the CMA is to prepare a report under section 50 in relation to the reference and give it to the Secretary of State has expired and no such report has been so prepared and given; the time within which the Secretary of State is to make and publish a decision under section 54(2) has expired and no such decision has been made and published; the Secretary of State decides under section 54(2) to make no finding at all in the matter; the Secretary of State otherwise decides under section 54(2) not to make an adverse public interest finding; the Secretary of State decides under section 54(2) to make an adverse public interest finding but decides neither to accept an undertaking under paragraph 9 of this Schedule nor to make an order under paragraph 11 of this Schedule; or the Secretary of State decides under section 54(2) to make an adverse public interest finding and accepts an undertaking under paragraph 9 of this Schedule or makes an order under paragraph 11 of this Schedule.

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