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Competition Act 1998

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34 Enforcement of directions.

(1) If a person fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a direction under section 32 or 33, the CMA may apply to the court for an order— (a) requiring the defaulter to make good his default within a time specified in the order; or (b) if the direction related to anything to be done in the management or administration of an undertaking, requiring the undertaking or any of its officers to do it. (2) An order of the court under subsection (1) may provide for all of the costs of, or incidental to, the application for the order to be borne by— (a) the person in default; or (b) any officer of an undertaking who is responsible for the default. (3) In the application of subsection (2) to Scotland, the reference to “costs” is to be read as a reference to “expenses”. (4) In deciding whether and, if so, how to proceed under this section, the CMA must have regard to the statement of policy which was most recently published by it under section 35C at the time of the failure to comply with the direction.

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34 Enforcement of directions.

(1) If a person fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a direction under section 32 or 33, the CMA may apply to the court for an order— (a) requiring the defaulter to make good his default within a time specified in the order; or (b) if the direction related to anything to be done in the management or administration of an undertaking, requiring the undertaking or any of its officers to do it. (2) An order of the court under subsection (1) may provide for all of the costs of, or incidental to, the application for the order to be borne by— (a) the person in default; or (b) any officer of an undertaking who is responsible for the default. (3) In the application of subsection (2) to Scotland, the reference to “costs” is to be read as a reference to “expenses”. (4) In deciding whether and, if so, how to proceed under this section, the CMA must have regard to the statement of policy which was most recently published by it under section 35C at the time of the failure to comply with the direction.

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