Amendments 72 to 75

Part of Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - Report (2nd Day) – in the House of Lords at 5:45 pm on 13 March 2024.

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72: Clause 160, page 104, line 21, leave out “The CMA” and insert “A public designated enforcer”Member's explanatory statementThis amendment enables all public designated enforcers to apply for online interface orders, and interim online interface orders, instead of only the CMA.

73: Clause 160, page 104, line 22, leave out “CMA” and insert “enforcer”Member's explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on my first amendment to Clause 160.

74: Clause 160, page 104, line 27, leave out “CMA” and insert “enforcer”Member's explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on my first amendment to Clause 160.

75: Clause 160, page 105, line 4, at end insert—“(4A) Section 154 (CMA directions to other enforcers) applies where it appears to the CMA that another public designated enforcer intends to make an application for an online interface order, or an interim online interface order, as it applies in relation to intended applications for enforcement orders and interim enforcement orders, but for this purpose the reference to such other enforcer in subsection (2)(b) is to be taken as a reference only to such other public designated enforcer.”Member's explanatory statementThis amendment extends the power of the CMA to give directions to other enforcers intending to make an application for an enforcement order or an interim enforcement order so as to include intended applications by other public designated enforcers for online interface orders and interim online interface orders (see my first amendment to Clause 160).

Amendments 72 to 75 agreed.

Clause 161: Online interface orders