The Competition Act 1998 (Motor Vehicle Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2023

Made: 28th April 2023

Laid before Parliament: 2nd May 2023

Coming into force: 1st June 2023

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Citation, commencement and extent

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Interpretation

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Block exemption

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Block exemption subject to conditions and obligation

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Hardcore restrictions: MVA

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Excluded restriction: MVA

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Effect of breach of conditions

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Timing of cancellation: breaches of conditions

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Obligation to provide information

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Cancellation in individual cases

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Notices in writing

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Transitional provision

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Expiry

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Signed

Kevin Hollinrake — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Business and Trade — 28th April 2023

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1998 c. 41. Section 6 was amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 5 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24) to give the function of making recommendations to the Competition and Markets Authority. The Competition and Markets Authority was established by section 25 of that Act. This function was previously the responsibility of the Director General for Fair Trading and then the Office of Fair Trading. Other amendments to section 6 were made by paragraph 38 of Schedule 25 to the Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40) and S.I. 2004/1261. See article 3(2) of this Order for the definition of motor vehicle aftermarket agreements.

[^f00002]: Section 8 was amended by paragraph 38 of Schedule 25 to the Enterprise Act 2002 and paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.

[^f00003]: The Competition and Markets Authority’s proposed recommendation and responses to its consultation can be found online at https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/retained-motor-vehicle-block-exemption-regulation-consultation or obtained by writing to Competition and Markets Authority, The Cabot, 25 Cabot Square, London E14 4QZ.

[^f00004]: Under section 59(1) of the Competition Act 1998 (“the Act”), references in Part 1 of the Act to “agreement” are to be read with section 2(5) and (6) of the Act, which provides that, unless the context otherwise requires, a provision of Part 1 of the Act which is expressed to apply to, or in relation to, an agreement, is to be read as applying equally to, or in relation to, a decision by an association of undertakings or a concerted practice (but with any necessary modifications).

[^f00005]: For the meaning of “the Chapter 1 prohibition”, see section 2(8) of the Act.

[^f00006]: S.I. 2022/516.

[^f00007]: Agreements which fall within a category specified for the purposes of section 6 are exempt from the Chapter 1 prohibition. See section 6(3) of the Act.

[^f00008]: For the meaning of “block exemption”, see section 6(4) of the Act.

[^f00009]: For the meaning of “the CMA”, see section 59(1) of the Act.

[^f00010]: For the meaning of “working day”, see section 59(1) of the Act.

[^f00011]: Section 9 was amended by S.I. 2004/1261.

[^f00012]: S.I. 2014/458, to which there are amendments not relevant to this instrument.

[^f00013]: EUR 2010/461, as amended by S.I. 2019/93 and 2022/1271.

Editorial notes