Schedule 1, paragraph 21

Where a competition authority investigates an infringement of competition law, the period of the investigation is not to be counted when calculating whether the limitation or prescriptive period for a competition claim in respect of loss or damage arising from the infringement has expired. The period of an investigation by a competition authority begins when the competition authority takes the first formal step in the investigation. The period of an investigation by a competition authority ends— if the competition authority makes a decision in relation to the infringement as a result of the investigation, at the end of the period of one year beginning with the day on which the decision becomes final, and otherwise, at the end of the period of one year beginning with the day on which the competition authority closes the investigation.

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