Section 151

Sections 134(1), (1A), (4), (6) and (7), 136(1) to (6), 137(1) to (6), 138 and 138A do not apply in relation to a restricted PI reference or a full PI reference. Where the Secretary of State revokes an intervention notice which has been given under section 139(1), at a time after the Secretary of State has made a restricted PI reference or a full PI reference, the CMA shall proceed as if the reference concerned had instead been made under section 131 (in accordance with the requirements imposed by this Part). Where the CMA is proceeding by virtue of subsection (2), the period within which the CMA shall prepare and publish its report under section 136 shall be extended by an additional period of 20 working days. Where the CMA terminates its investigation under section 145(1), the CMA shall proceed as if the restricted PI reference or (as the case may be) the full PI reference concerned had instead been made by the CMA under section 131 (in accordance with the requirements imposed by this Part). Where the CMA is proceeding by virtue of subsection (4), the period within which the CMA shall prepare and publish its report under section 136 shall be extended by an additional period of 20 working days. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In this section, “working day” means any day other than— a Saturday or Sunday, or a day that is a bank holiday in any part of the United Kingdom under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.

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