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 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 date1 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.
Notes:
1. 31st March, 2003, vide Notification No. S.O. 340(E), dated 31st March 2003 in respect of [s. 1, cls. (d), (g), (j), (k), (l) and (n) of s. 2, ss. 8, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17, sub-sec. (1) of s. 63 and cls. (a), (b), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of sub-sec. (2) of s. 63];
19th June, 2003, vide Notification no. S.O. 715(E), dated 19th June 2003 in respect of [s. 2 except cls. (d), (g), (j), (k), (l) and (n), ss. 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 22, 23, 36, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, s. 63 except cls. (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (n) of sub-sec. (2), 64 and 65]
20th May, 2009, vide Notification No. S.O. 1241(E), dated 15th May 2009 in respect of [s. 3, 4, 18, 19, 21, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 35, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 54, 55 and 56.]
1st September, 2009, vide Notification No. S.O. 2204(E), dated 28th August 2009 in respect of s. 66.
1st June, 2011, vide Notification No. S.O. 1231(E), dated 30th May, 2011 in respect of s. 44.
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