Part 2: Competition Chapter 2: Mergers Section 132: Mutual agreements to extend time-limits: public interest cases
This section enables the CMA and the parties involved in a merger to mutually agree to extend the statutory timetable for Phase 2 investigations where there has been a public interest intervention, replicating the provision in section 130 for standard merger reviews.
	Subsection (1) explains that this section amends Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the Enterprise Act 2002. This Chapter sets out that the Secretary of State may intervene in the consideration of a merger where the Secretary of State believes it raises a public interest consideration that needs to be taken into account (relevant considerations are specified in section 58 of the Enterprise Act 2002).
	Subsections (2) and (3) make amendments to sections 51 and 52 of the Enterprise Act 2002 which are equivalent to those made by section 130. The only notable difference is that subsection (2) ensures that the CMA can only make an extension or cancel it in a public interest case, if the Secretary of State consents. This ensures the Secretary of State is appropriately involved in the decision-making, reflecting their role as decision maker in public interest interventions. This will apply to special public interest cases too as section 65(3) of the Enterprise Act 2002 applies sections 51 and 52 automatically to such cases.
	Subsection (4) makes amendments to section 107 which are equivalent to those made by section 130.