| Type
of inquiry |
Enactment |
Referring organisation |
| Completed
merger |
Enterprise
Act 2002 s22 |
Office of
Fair Trading |
| Anticipated merger |
Enterprise Act 2002 s33 |
Office of Fair Trading |
| Article 21(4) - protection of legitimate
interests |
Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection
of Legitimate Interests) Order 2003 |
Secretary of State |
| Merger raising public interest
issues, including some newspaper and other media mergers |
Enterprise Act 2002 s45 |
Secretary of State |
| Merger raising special public
interest issues |
Enterprise Act 2002 s62 |
Secretary of State |
| Market |
Enterprise Act 2002 s131,
132 |
Office of Fair Trading,
sectoral regulators with concurrent powers (the Office
of Communications (Ofcom), the Gas and Electricity Markets
Authority (GEMA), the Director General of Water Services
, the Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation
(NIAER), the Office of Rail Regulation and the Civil Aviation
Authority) or Minister |
| Water merger |
Water Industry Act 1991 s32 |
The Office of Fair Trading |
| Water and sewerage, determination under
conditions of appointment |
Water Industry Act 1991
s12 |
Director General of Water
Services |
| Water and sewerage appointment modification |
Water Industry Act 1991 s14 |
Director General of Water Services |
| Water supply licence modification |
Water Industry Act 1991 s17K |
Director General of Water Services |
| Water and sewerage, determination appeals and licence modification references |
The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 [SI 2006 N0.3336 (N.I. 21)] |
Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation |
| Airport price regulation (quinquennial reviews) |
Airports Act 1986 s43 or Airports (Northern
Ireland) Order 1994 art 34 |
Civil Aviation Authority |
| Gas licence modification |
Gas Act 1986 s24, or Gas (Northern Ireland)
Order 1996 art 15 |
GEMA, NIAER |
| Gas non–licensable activities |
Gas Act 1986 s41E |
GEMA |
| Electricity licence modification |
Electricity Act 1989 s12, or Electricity
(Northern Ireland) Order 1992 art 15 |
GEMA, NIAER |
| Electricity non-licensable activities |
Electricity Act 1989 s56C |
GEMA |
| Railways licence modification |
Railways Act 1993, s13 |
Office of Rail Regulation |
| Railways access charges |
Railways Act 1993 Schedule 4A |
Office of Rail Regulation |
| National Air Traffic System |
Transport Act 2000 s12 |
Civil Aviation Authority |
| Price control telecommunications references |
Communications Act 2003
s 193 |
Competition Appeal Tribunal |
| Postal services licence modification |
Postal Services Act 2000 s15 |
Postal Services Commission |
| Regulatory provisions or practices |
Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000 s162 or s306 |
Office of Fair Trading |
Public bodies - efficiency and
costs |
Competition Act 1980 s11 |
Secretary of State |
| Scottish water price control and licence modification
references |
The Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act
2005 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order
2005 |
Water Industry Commission for Scotland |
| Energy Code Modifications |
Energy Act 2004 s173 (also The Electricity and Gas Appeals (Designation and Exclusion) Orders 2005 and 2009) |
GEMA |
| Regulatory Provisions of Practices |
Legal Services Act 2007 |
Lord Chancellor |
