Trade and Industry written question – answered am ar 16 Medi 2003.
Laurence Robertson
Shadow Minister (Trade and Industry)
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the duties and responsibilities of (a) the Competition Commission and (b) the Competition Appeal Tribunal are; and if she will make a statement.
Gerry Sutcliffe
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Trade and Industry) (Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs)
The information requested is as follows.
The Competition Commission is responsible for conducting investigations, after referral by the Office of Fair Trading, the Secretary of State or various regulators into markets, mergers licence modifications and other matters involving competition issues under the following legislation:
Gas (N. Ireland) Order 1996
Electricity (N. Ireland) Order 1992
Airports (N. Ireland) Order 1994
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
(b) Competition Appeal Tribunal
The responsibilities of the CAT are:
to hear appeals in respect of decisions made under the Competition Act 1998 by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the regulators in the telecommunications, electricity, gas, water, railways and air traffic services sectors; to hear actions for damages and other monetary claims under the Competition Act 1998; to review decisions made by the Secretary of State, OFT and the Competition Commission in respect of merger and market references or possible reference under the Enterprise Act 2002; to hear appeals in respect of decisions made by the Office of Fair Trading under the EC Competition Law (Articles 84 and 85) Enforcement Regulations 2001 (as amended) in respect of air transport services and international maritime tramp vessel services.
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