Regulator Profile
CMA
Competition and Markets Authority
Enforcement Regulator3
Areas of regulation
19
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
- Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 Act 1977
- Water Industry Act 1991 Act 1991
- Competition Act 1998 Act 1998
- Enterprise Act 2002 Act 2002
- Consumer Rights Act 2015 Act 2015
- Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 Act 2015
- Subsidy Control Act 2022 Act 2022
- DMCCA 2024 Act 2024
Secondary legislation
- Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 UK Statutory Instrument 1999
- Competition Act 1998 (Small Agreements and Conduct of Minor Significance) Regulations 2000 UK Statutory Instrument 2000
- Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 UK Statutory Instrument 2002
- Competition Act 1998 and Other Enactments (Amendment) Regulations 2004 UK Statutory Instrument 2004
- Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008 UK Statutory Instrument 2008
- Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 UK Statutory Instrument 2008
- Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 UK Statutory Instrument 2013
- Consumer Contracts Regulations 2014 Amendment (consumer redress) UK Statutory Instrument 2014
- Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 UK Statutory Instrument 2018
- Competition Act 1998 (Vertical Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2022 UK Statutory Instrument 2022
- ... and 1 more statutory instruments