Part 1: Overview and key interpretation Section 11: Subsidies and schemes of interest or particular interest
This section makes provision as to the meaning of a Subsidy or Scheme of Interest, and a Subsidy or Scheme of Particular Interest. Both will be defined in regulations made by the Secretary of State. It is envisaged that regulations made under this section will capture a relatively small number of subsidies and schemes that are more likely to be inconsistent with the subsidy control requirements, or have distortive effects on competition and investment within the UK. The list in subsection (2) of what may be referred to in regulations made under subsection 11(1) is intended to be non-exhaustive.
	Regulations made under subsection 11(1) to define subsidies and schemes of interest or subsidies and schemes of particular interest can make reference to their gross cash amount or the gross cash equivalent, as determined in accordance with regulations made under section 82.
	Chapter 1 of Part 4 makes provision as to the referral of these subsidies or schemes to the CMA. Subsidies or Schemes of Particular Interest must be referred to the CMA before they may be given or made. A failure to refer these subsidies or schemes, or to follow the mandatory referral process through to its conclusion once a referral has been made, will result in the subsidy or scheme being treated as a prohibited subsidy or scheme (see section 31). Public authorities may also voluntarily refer Subsidies or Schemes of Interest to the CMA but there is no requirement to do so (see section 56).