Section 139(1B)

For the purposes of subsection (1), the permitted period, in a case to which this section applies by virtue of paragraph (b) of subsection (A1), is the period beginning with the date on which the CMA begins the process of consultation concerned and ending with— the acceptance by the CMA of an undertaking fully in lieu of a reference under section 154A instead of the making of a reference under section 131 in relation to the matter concerned; the publication of notice of the fact that the CMA has otherwise decided not to make such a reference in relation to the matter; or the making of such a reference in relation to the matter.

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