For example, in october 16, 2005 honchos of 11 airlines met in mumbai to form the. Acts online provides legislation, including amendments and regulations, in an intuitive, online format. Protection against unfair competition act, 2000 act 589. Monday may 19, 2014 alethnien rajab 20, 1435 somavara vaisakha 29, 1936, at 09. The competition act, 2002 was enacted by the parliament of india and governs indian competition law. The act also covers situations where there is no actual agreement, but where the actions of trade associations. Competition also refers to a situation in a business environment where businesses independently strive for. It became fully functional in may 2009 with dhanendra kumar as its first chairman. We are the leading resource for freely available legislation in south africa and are used daily by thousands of professionals and industry leaders. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
Independent communications authority of south africa act. Short title this act may be cited as the competition act, 2010. Competition act no 9482011 chapter 1 general provisions section 1 purpose of act 1 the purpose of this act is the protection of sound and effective economic competition from harmful restrictive practices. Laws of malaysia act 712 competition act 2010 an act to promote economic development by promoting and protecting the process of competition, thereby protecting the interests of consumers and to provide for matters connected therewith. Act anay be called the competition act, 2010 2 it extends to the whole of pakistan 3 it shall apply to all undertakings and all actions or matters that take place in pakistan and distort compel iaon. I this act applies to all economic activity within, or having an effect within. The act is enforced and administered by the competition bureau, and cases are adjudicated by the competition tribunal. While the old act required to be polished and refined to bring it up to tackle the present requirement of regulating the trade and the deceptive practices which has gathered global dimensions ut was necessary to introduce an enactment. The short title of this act is the competition act. This act has been updated to government gazette 40057 dated 9 june, 2016. Competitionis a situation in a market in which firms or sellers independently strive for the buyers. The monopolistic and restrictive trade practices act has been replaced by the more strong and stringent competition act, of 2002.
Competition act 2 of 2003 section 7 deleted by act 2 of 2006 8. Scope of application of act 1 the scope of application of this act is the safeguarding of competition in the interest of free enterprise upon the extraction of natural resources, manufacture of goods, provision of services and sale and purchase of products and services hereinafter goods and the preclusion and elimination of the prevention. Pdf notes on competition act ajay r kamath academia. That the economy must be open to greater ownership by a greater number of south africans. Competition act, 2002 competition commission of india. The act contains both criminal and civil provisions aimed at preventing anticompetitive practices in the marketplace. The competition law of india, namely, the monopolies and restrictive trade practices act, 1969 mrtp act, for brief was one such. Aug 21, 2014 competition is a process of economic rivalry between market players to attract customers. An act to provide for free competition in all spheres. Introduction the direct application of ec and national competition law by civil courts in spain is a recent development. An act to provide legal recognition for transactions carried out by means of electronic data interchange and other means of electronic communication, commonly referred to as. Under this legislation, the competition commission of india was established to prevent the activities that have an adverse effect on competition in india. Scope of application of act 1 the scope of application of this act is the safeguarding of competition in the interest of free enterprise upon the extraction of natural resources, manufacture of goods, provision of services and sale and purchase of products and services hereinafter goods and the preclusion and elimination of the prevention, limitation or. An act to make provision about competition and the abuse of a dominant position in the market.
Competition act, 2002 bare acts law library advocatekhoj. Causing confusion with respect to anothers enterprise or its activities 2. Competition act, 2002, section 3 irish statute book. The main objective of the act is to promote fair practices and act as a forum for grievances and conflicts regarding the state of competition and economic cooperation among companies operating in india. Act 46 of 2004 revised edition 2006 31st january 2006 an act to make provision about competition and the abuse of a dominant position in the market. The newly enacted 2002, and partially implemented competition act of india marks a shift in the indian economic policy from prevention of monopoly to promotion of competition in its domestic markets as part of the new era of economic liberalization. This article will focus on the recent trends in airline industry and will show the tendency to enter into cartels all over the world including india. Competition authority and the competition tribunal, and for connected purposes act no. To provide for the establishment of the independent communications authority of south africa. Interpretation in this act, unless the context otherwise requires. Competition commission of pakistan competition act. The legal bases for actions for damages for breach of articles 81 and 82 of the ec.
Paged competition act no12 of 2010 kenya law reports. Act 2000 and the petroleum legislation amendment act 2001 4 glossary 5 1. Protection against unfair competition act 589 act, 2000 arrangement of sections. Competition act, 2002, section 14 irish statute book. This act may be cited as the competition act, 2010. The competition act is a canadian federal law governing competition law in canada.
Damaging another persons goodwill or reputation misleading the public 4. Unctad series on issues in competition law and policy. It was in 1991 that widespread economic reforms were undertaken and consequently the march from commandandcontrol economy to an economy based more on free market principles commenced its stride. To amend the competition act, 1998, so as to define certain expressions, to amend certain definitions. Law on protection of competition official gazette of the rs, no. Amendment of section 23 act no 7 of 1996 section 23 of the principal act is amended by the insertion after paragraph a of the following paragraph a1 fees payable to the commission in terms of the act. Competition act, 2002 objective objective in preamble for the establishment of a commission to. However the consumers act has not been tested in court.
Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection 1, where a contravention of any of the provisions of this act, or of any rule, regulation, order made or direction issued thereunder has been committed by a company and it is proved that the contravention has taken place with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or. The competition act, 2010 josh and mak international. Eliminate practices having adverse effect on competition. Competition commission of india is a statutory body of the government of india responsible for enforcing the competition act, 2002 throughout india and to prevent activities that have an appreciable adverse effect on competition in india.
An act to provide, keeping in view of the economic development of the country, for the establishment of a commission to prevent practices having adverse effect on competition, to promote and sustain competition in markets, to protect the interests of consumers and to ensure freedom of trade carried on by other participants in markets, in india, and for matters. Essay on the competition act, 2002 economics discussion. With acts you are guaranteed the latest and most up to date resource for your legislative needs. The competition act south africa has recently introduced two acts which came into effect on the 1st april 2011, the consumer act and the competition act. Prevention of abuse of dominant market position, and. Both of these acts have quite a lot in common and both are here for the benefit of the consumer andor client. We provide all south africans equal opportunity to participate fairly in the national economy. The competition act, 2010 ca 10 is a state of the art modern law which gives the competition commission of pakistan legal and investigative instruments and powers to engender free competition in all spheres of commercial and economic activity, enhance economic efficiency, and to protect consumers from anticompetitive behaviour the act applies to all undertakings. To minimise divergence between the application of the respective prohibitions, section 60 of the competition act incorporates into uk law. Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection 1, where a contravention of any of the provisions of this act, or of any rule, regulation, order made or direction issued thereunder has been committed by a company and it is proved that the contravention has taken place with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager.
B 4102010 w hereas the process of competition encourages efficiency, innovation. An act to provide, keeping in view of the economic development of the country, for the establishment of a commission to prevent practices having adverse effect on competition, to promote and sustain competition in markets, to protect the interests. To provide for the establishment of a competition commission responsible for the investigation, control and evaluation of restrictive practices, abuse of dominant position, and. The competition act, 2010 ca 10 is a state of the art modern law which gives the competition commission of pakistan legal and investigative instruments and powers to engender free competition in all spheres of commercial and economic activity, enhance economic efficiency, and to protect consumers from anticompetitive behaviour. On december 16, 2002, the lok sabha passed a bill to replace the mrtp monopolies and restrictive trade practices act, 1969 which was enacted to curb the tendency to create monopoly in commerce, trade and industry. The act prohibits agreements which are intended to or have the effect of, preventing, restricting or distorting competition in the uk.
An act to provide, keeping in view of the economic development of the country, for the establishment of a commission to prevent practices having adverse effect on competition, to promote and sustain competition in markets, to protect the interests of consumers and to ensure freedom of trade carried on by other participants in markets, in india, and for matters connected therewith or incidental. The government appointed a committee in october 1999 to examine the existing mrtp act for shifting the focus of the law from curbing monopolies to promoting competition and to suggest a modern. Competition is a process of economic rivalry between market players to attract customers. It replaced the archaic the monopolies and restrictive trade practices act, 1969. While the old act required to be polished and refined to bring it up to tackle the present requirement of regulating the trade and the deceptive practices which has gathered global dimensions ut was necessary to introduce an enactment act to provide, keeping in view.
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