Section 53(1)

The CMA shall cancel a reference under section 45 if— the intervention notice concerned mentions a public interest consideration which was not finalised on the giving of that notice or public interest considerations which, at that time, were not finalised; no other public interest consideration is mentioned in the notice; at least 24 weeks has elapsed since the giving of the notice; and the public interest consideration mentioned in the notice has not been finalised within that period of 24 weeks or (as the case may be) none of the public interest considerations mentioned in the notice has been finalised within that period of 24 weeks.

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