Part 4: CMA: Referrals and functions Chapter 1: Functions on referrals of subsidies and schemes Section 60: Post-award referrals
This section makes provision as to the referral by the Secretary of State of subsidies or schemes after they have been given or made (a ‘post-award referral’). A post-award referral may be made to the CMA at any time before the end of the period of 20 working days beginning with the day on which the subsidy or scheme was published on the database (or if information about the subsidy or scheme does not need to be published on the database, the date on which the subsidy or scheme was given or made).
	The Secretary of State must at the same time as making a referral direct that the public authority provides certain information including any assessment undertaken by the public authority, before the subsidy or scheme was given or made, as to whether the subsidy or scheme would comply with the requirements in Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 2 (or in a case where the assessment is not provided, the reasons for that) (a ‘post-award referral direction’). The public authority must provide the relevant information before the end of the period of 20 working days beginning with the day on which the post-award referral direction is given.
	The Secretary of State may by regulations amend the periods mentioned above, and the form in which the relevant information must be provided by the public authority further to a post-award referral direction.