Part 5: Miscellaneous Chapter 2: Provision of investigative assistance to overseas regulators Section 324: Guidance in connection with investigative assistance
This section places a duty on the CMA to prepare and publish guidance in connection with the making and considering of requests for investigative assistance and the provision of such assistance. Guidance must be approved by the Secretary of State (subsection (3)) and consulted on (subsection (4)).
	Subsection (5) stipulates that regulators with powers to provide investigative assistance under this Chapter of Part 5 of the Act (i.e. consumer protection enforcers as well as the CMA) must have regard to the guidance published by the CMA under this section.