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Digital Economy Bill [HL]

8: Clause 1, page 2, line 24, at end insert— "(7) Before section 120 of the Enterprise Act 2002 insert— "119C OFCOM to perform functions of the Office of Fair Trading in relation to media mergers (1) In the case of a media merger, the provisions of this Part shall have effect as if the references to the Office of Fair Trading were references to OFCOM. (2) The Office of Fair Trading will notify OFCOM as soon as it becomes aware that a merger situation is a media merger and from that time onwards the Office of Fair Trading will cease to exercise any functions in relation to the merger situation. (3) Where the Office of Fair Trading has exercised functions in respect of a merger situation before becoming aware that it is a media merger, such functions shall be deemed to have been exercised by OFCOM. (4) For the purposes of this section, a media merger is a merger situation in which at least one of the enterprises ceasing to be distinct consists in or involves broadcasting.""