Section 56 — Duty of CMA to provide information and assistance

This version in force from 2022-01-04

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

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The Competition and Markets Authority must give the Secretary of State—

(a) such information in its possession as the Secretary of State may by direction reasonably require to enable the Secretary of State to exercise functions under this Act,

(b) any other assistance which the Secretary of State may by direction reasonably require for the purpose of facilitating the exercise by the Secretary of State of functions under this Act and which it is within the power of the Authority to give.