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UK Law Reference
All sections of Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
2024 c. 13, s.318

Section 318 — Expiry of this Chapter

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This version in force from 2025-01-01

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) This Chapter, apart from subsection (5) of this section and section 317, expires at the end of the relevant period.

(2) The “relevant period” means the period of five years beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(3) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend this section to change the definition of the “relevant period”.

(4) Regulations under subsection (3) are subject to the affirmative procedure.

(5) The expiry of this Chapter does not affect its continued operation in relation to any information notice given under section 311 before its expiry.