Part 4: Independent Advice on and Monitoring of UK Internal Market Reporting, advisory and monitoring functions Section 44: Duty to review arrangements for carrying out Part 4 functions
Subsection (1) requires the Secretary of State to carry out a review of and report on the provision made to achieve the most effective and efficient performance of the Part 4 functions and to lay a copy of the report before Parliament and the devolved legislatures. Under subsection (2) the review must assess the way that Part 4 functions have been carried out by the CMA through OIM task groups and any advantages or disadvantages of continuing with the arrangements in comparison with other approaches including possible arrangements not involving the CMA. Subsection (6) provides that the review period would begin on the third anniversary of section 32 coming into force and end with the fifth anniversary. While carrying out this review, subsections (3) to (5) require that the Secretary of State consults with the other relevant national authorities including on the draft report, and considers their representations on it.