The Competition Act 1998 (Carbon Dioxide) (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2021
This Order excludes from the Chapter I prohibition in the Competition Act 1998 (c. 41) agreements between CF and any distributor and agreements between two or more distributors which are for the purpose of preventing or mitigating disruption to the supply of CO2 to distributors, consumers and essential users in the United Kingdom.
Lifecycle
Department
Made
20 Oct 2021
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In force
15 Nov 2021
Enabling power
The Secretary of State is satisfied that there are exceptional and compelling reasons of public policy why the prohibition contained in Chapter I of Part I of the Competition Act 1998 ought not to apply to, or ought to be deemed never to have applied in relation to, agreements of the descriptions specified in this Order.
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