Act Number: 12

Act Name: The Competition Act, 2002

Year: 2003

Enactment Date: 2003-01-13

Long Title: 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 thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Department:

Section 53U: Power to Punish for contempt.
    1[253U. Power to Punish for contempt.--The Appellate Tribunal shall have, and exercise, the same jurisdiction, powers and authority in respect of contempt of itself as a High Court has and may exercise and, for this purpose, the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (70 of 1971) shall have effect subject to modifications that,--
         (a) the reference therein to a High Court shall be construed as including a reference to the Appellate Tribunal;
         (b) the references to the Advocate-General in section 15 of the said Act shall be construed as a reference to such Law Officer as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 39 of 2007, s. 43 (w.e.f. 12-10-2007).
2. 20-5-2009, vide S.O. No. 1242(E), dated 15-5-2009.
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