Regulator Profile
CMA
Competition and Markets Authority
Enforcement Regulator3
Areas of regulation
45
Laws enforced
UK-wide
Quick links
Competition
Digital Markets
Mergers
What CMA does
Promotes competitive markets and tackles unfair behaviour. Investigates mergers, enforces competition law, and has specific digital markets powers. Digital Markets Unit (DMU) designates Strategic Market Status.
Additional information
Digital Markets Unit has powers under Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024.
Legal framework
Legislation that CMA enforces.
Primary legislation
- Competition Act 1998 Act 1998
- Competition Act 1998, Chapter I Act 1998
- Competition Act 1998, Chapter II Act 1998
- Competition Act 1998, Section 36 Act 1998
- Consumer Protection Act 1987 Act 1987
- Consumer Protection Act 1987, Part I Act 1987
- Consumer Protection Act 1987, Part II Act 1987
- Consumer Protection Act 1987, s.39 Act 1987
- Consumer Protection Act 1987, s.4 Act 1987
- Consumer Protection Act 1987, s.5 (damage giving rise to liability) Act 1987
- Consumer Rights Act 2015 Act 2015
- Consumer Rights Act 2015 - Legislation.gov.uk Act 2015
- Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Part 1, Chapter 4) Act 2015
- Consumer Rights Act 2015, Part 2 Act 2015
- Consumer Rights Act 2015, s.24(5) Act 2015
- Consumer Rights Act 2015, s.54 Act 2015
- Consumer Rights Act 2015, s.68 Act 2015
- Consumer Rights Act 2015, Schedule 2 Act 2015
- DMCCA 2024 Act 2023
- Enterprise Act 2002 Act 2002
- Enterprise Act 2002, Part 6 Act 2002
- Enterprise Act 2002, Section 188 Act 2002
- Enterprise Act 2002, Section 190 Act 2002
Secondary legislation
- Competition Act 1998 (Small Agreements and Conduct of Minor Significance) Regulations 2000 UK Statutory Instrument 2000
- Competition Act 1998 (Vertical Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2022 UK Statutory Instrument 2022
- Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, reg 40 UK Statutory Instrument 2013
- Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, reg 41 UK Statutory Instrument 2013
- Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 - Legislation.gov.uk UK Statutory Instrument 2013
- Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, reg.14 UK Statutory Instrument 2013
- Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, reg.34 UK Statutory Instrument 2013
- Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, reg.37 UK Statutory Instrument 2013
- Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, Schedule 1 UK Statutory Instrument 2013
- Consumer Contracts Regulations 2014 Amendment (consumer redress) UK Statutory Instrument 2014
- ... and 12 more statutory instruments