The COMPETITION ACT, 2002

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Competition Act, 2002.

(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint:

Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.

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  1. 1.Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2.Definitions.
  3. 3.Anti-competitive agreements.
  4. 4.Abuse of dominant position.
  5. 5.Combination.
  6. 6.Regulation of combinations.
  7. 7.Establishment of Commission.
  8. 8.Composition of Commission.
  9. 9.Selection Committee for Chairperson and Members of Commission.
  10. 10.Term of office of Chairperson and other Members.
  11. 11.Resignation, removal and suspension of Chairperson and other Members.
  12. 12.Restriction on employment of Chairperson and other Members in certain cases.
  13. 13.Administrative powers of Chairperson.
  14. 14.Salary and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other Members.
  15. 15.Vacancy, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Commission.
  16. 16.Appointment of Director General, etc.
  17. 17.Appointment of Secretary, experts, professionals and officers and other employees of Commission.
  18. 18.Duties of Commission.
  19. 19.Inquiry into certain agreements and dominant position of enterprise.
  20. 20.Inquiry into combination by commission.
  21. 21.Reference by statutory authority.
  22. 21A.Reference by Commission.
  23. 22.Meetings of Commission.
  24. 23.[Omitted.]
  25. 24.[Omitted.]
  26. 25.[Omitted.]
  27. 26.Procedure for inquiry under section 19.
  28. 27.Orders by Commission after inquiry into agreements or abuse of dominant position.
  29. 28.Division of enterprise enjoying dominant position.
  30. 29.Procedure for investigation of combinations.
  31. 30.Inquiry into disclosures under sub-section (2) of section 6.
  32. 31.Orders of Commission on certain combinations.
  33. 32.Acts taking place outside India but having an effect on competition in India.
  34. 33.Power to issue interim orders.
  35. 34.[Omitted.]
  36. 35.Appearance before Commission.
  37. 36.Power of Commission to regulate its own procedure.
  38. 37.[Omitted.]
  39. 38.Rectification of orders.
  40. 39.Execution of orders of Commission imposing monetary penalty.
  41. 40.[Omitted.]
  42. 41.Director General to investigate contraventions.
  43. 42.Contravention of orders of Commission.
  44. 42A.Compensation in case of contravention of orders of Commission.
  45. 43.Penalty for failure to comply with directions of Commission and Director General.
  46. 43A.Power to impose penalty for non-furnishing of information on combinations.
  47. 44.Penalty for making false statement or omission to furnish material information.
  48. 45.Penalty for offences in relation to furnishing of information.
  49. 46.Power to impose lesser penalty.
  50. 47.Crediting sums realised by way of penalties to Consolidated Fund of India.
  51. 48.Contravention by companies.
  52. 49.Competition advocacy.
  53. 50.Grants by Central Government.
  54. 51.Constitution of Fund.
  55. 52.Accounts and audit.
  56. 53.Furnishing of returns, etc., to Central Government.
  57. 53A.Appellate Tribunal.
  58. 53B.Appeal to Appellate Tribunal.
  59. 53C.[Omitted.]
  60. 53D.[Omitted.]
  61. 53E.[Omitted.]
  62. 53F.[Omitted.]
  63. 53G.[Omitted.]
  64. 53H.[Omitted.]
  65. 53-I.[Omitted.]
  66. 53J.[Omitted.]
  67. 53K.[Omitted.]
  68. 53L.[Omitted.]
  69. 53M.[Omitted.]
  70. 53N.Awarding compensation.
  71. 53-O.Procedure and powers of Appellate Tribunal.
  72. 53P.Execution of orders of Appellate Tribunal.
  73. 53Q.Contravention of orders of Appellate Tribunal.
  74. 53R.[Omitted.]
  75. 53-S.Right to legal representation.
  76. 53T.Appeal to Supreme Court.
  77. 53U.Power to Punish for contempt.
  78. 54.Power to exempt.
  79. 55.Power of Central Government to issue directions.
  80. 56.Power of Central Government to supersede Commission.
  81. 57.Restriction on disclosure of information.
  82. 58.Chairperson, Members, Director General, Secretary, officers and other employees, etc., to be public servants.
  83. 59.Protection of action taken in good faith.
  84. 60.Act to have overriding effect.
  85. 61.Exclusion of jurisdiction of civil courts.
  86. 62.Application of other laws not barred.
  87. 63.Power to make rules.
  88. 64.Power to make regulations.
  89. 65.Power to remove difficulties.
  90. 66.Repeal and saving.