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Competition Act

consolidated text (as at 2012, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.

Later amending instruments held: Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 (Act No 13 of 2019), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Act No. 11 of 2024), Finance Act 2025 (Act No. 18 of 2025).

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Interpretation
  3. 3 Application of Act
  4. PART II: THE COMPETITION COMMISSION
  5. 4 Establishment of Commission
  6. 5 Functions of Commission
  7. 6 Powers of Commission
  8. 7 Appointment of Commissioners
  9. 8 Term of office
  10. 9 Disclosure of assets and liabilities
  11. 10 Disqualification
  12. 11 Removal and suspension from office
  13. 12 Vacancy in office of Commissioner
  14. 13 Filling of vacancies
  15. 14 Employment after vacation of or removal or suspension from office
  16. 15 Conduct of Commissioners
  17. 16 Meetings of Commission
  18. 17 Decisions of Commission
  19. 18 Duty to give reasons
  20. 19 Advice of Commission to Minister
  21. 20 Appointment of Executive Director
  22. 21 Disclosure of assets and liabilities
  23. 22 Disqualification
  24. 23 Removal and suspension from office
  25. 24 Vacancy in office of Executive Director
  26. 25 Employment after vacation of or removal or suspension from office
  27. 26 Staff of Commission
  28. 27 Appointment of inspectors and consultants
  29. 28 Disclosure of interest
  30. 29 Disclosure of assets and liabilities
  31. 30 Functions and powers of Executive Director
  32. 31 Delegation of powers by Executive Director
  33. 32 Independence of Executive Director
  34. 33 General Fund
  35. 34 Accounts and audit
  36. 35 Annual report
  37. 36 Execution of documents
  38. 37 Powers of Minister
  39. 38 Guidelines and procedural rules
  40. 39 Protection from liability
  41. 40 Register of complaints
  42. PART III: RESTRICTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES
  43. 41 Horizontal agreements
  44. 42 Bid rigging
  45. 43 Vertical agreements involving resale price maintenance
  46. 44 Non-collusive horizontal agreements
  47. 45 Other vertical agreements
  48. 46 Existence of monopoly situation
  49. 47 Merger situation
  50. 48 Merger situations subject to review by Commission
  51. 49 Share of supply criteria
  52. 50 Assessment of restrictive business practices
  53. PART IV: INVESTIGATIONS
  54. 51 Report to Commission
  55. 51A Protection of informers
  56. 51B Market inquiries inserted by The Finance Act 2025
  57. 51B Market inquiries inserted by 18 THE FINANCE ACT 2025
  58. 52 Power of Executive Director to investigate restrictive business practices
  59. 53 Entry and search
  60. 54 Legal professional privilege
  61. PART V: HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMISSION
  62. 55 Convening of hearings
  63. 56 Penalties and directions
  64. 57 Conflict of interests
  65. PART VI: DETERMINATION OF CASES BY COMMISSION, PENALTIES AND REMEDIES
  66. 58 Directions by Commission
  67. 59 Financial penalty
  68. 60 Directions relating to distortion, prevention or restriction of competition
  69. 61 Remedies in merger control
  70. 62 Interim measures
  71. 63 Undertakings
  72. 64 Keeping directions and undertakings under review
  73. 65 Enforcement of directions and undertakings
  74. PART VII: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMISSION AND OTHER REGULATORS
  75. 66 Memorandum of Understanding between Commission and regulators
  76. PART VIII: APPEALS
  77. 67 Appeal to Supreme Court
  78. 68 Powers of Supreme Court on appeal
  79. 69 Decision not suspended on appeal
  80. PART IX: MISCELLANEOUS
  81. 70 Disclosure of information
  82. 71 Offences
  83. 72 Regulations
  84. SCHEDULE
  85. 1
  86. 2 Any agreement insofar as it contains provisions relating to the use, licence or
  87. 3