|
Type of inquiry | Statute
| Referring organisation |
|
Completed merger | Enterprise Act 2002 s. 22
| Office of Fair Trading |
Anticipated merger | Enterprise Act 2002 s. 33
| Office of Fair Trading |
Article 9 referral | ECMR Council Regulation 4064/89/EEC
| Office of Fair Trading |
Article 21(3)protection of legitimate interests
| ECMR Council RegulationEnterprise Act 2002
s. 67(2)
| Secretary of State |
Merger raising public interest issues | Enterprise Act 2002 s. 45
| Secretary of State |
Merger raising special public interest issues
| Enterprise Act 2002 s. 62 | Secretary of State
|
Newspaper merger* | Fair Trading Act 1973 s. 59
| Secretary of State |
Market | Enterprise Act 2002 s. 131, 132
| Office of Fair Trading, sectoral regulators with concurrent powers (the Director General of Telecommunications, the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (GEMA), the Director General of Water Services, the Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation, the Rail Regulator, and the Civil Aviation Authority) or Minister
|
Water merger | Water Industry Act 1991 s. 32 amended by Enterprise Act 2002 s. 70 and Schedules 6 & 9.
| Office of Fair Trading |
Water and sewerage licence modification |
Water Industry Act 1991 s. 12 or s. 14 | Director General of Water Services
|
Airport price regulation (quinquennial reviews)
| Airports Act 1986 s. 43 or Airports (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 art 34
| Civil Aviation Authority |
Gas licence modification | Gas Act 1986 s. 24, or Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 art 15
| GEMA, the Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation
|
Gas non-licensable activities | Gas Act 1986 s. 41E
| GEMA |
Electricity licence modification | Electricity Act 1989 s. 12, or Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 art 15
| GEMA, the Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation
|
Electricity non-licensable activities | Electricity Act 1989 s. 56C
| GEMA |
Railways licence modification | Railways Act 1993, s. 13
| The Rail Regulator |
Railways access charges | Railways Act 1993 Schedule 4A
| The Rail Regulator |
National Air Traffic System | Transport Act 2000 s. 12
| Civil Aviation Authority |
Telecommunications licence modification* |
Telecommunications Act 1984
s. 13 | Director General of Telecommunications
|
Postal services licence modification | Postal Services Act 2000 s. 15
| Postal Services Commission |
Broadcasting licencesnetworking arrangements*
| Broadcasting Act 1990 schedule 4 | ITC and holders of regional Channel 3 licences
|
Regulatory provisions or practices | Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 s. 160 or s. 306
| Office of Fair Trading |
Public bodies-efficiency and costs | Competition Act 1980 s. 11
| Secretary of State |
|
*The Communications Bill, currently (April 2003) before Parliament,
is expected to alter the arrangements for reference of newspaper
mergers, telecommunications licence modifications and broadcasting
licences.