Competition Act 1998
1998 CHAPTER 41
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Go to Preamble
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Part I
Competition
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Chapter I
Agreements
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Introduction
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1. Enactments replaced.
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The prohibition
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2. Agreements etc. preventing, restricting or distorting competition.
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Excluded agreements
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3. Excluded agreements.
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Exemptions
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4. Individual exemptions.
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5. Cancellation etc. of individual exemptions.
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6. Block exemptions.
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7. Block exemptions: opposition.
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8. Block exemptions: procedure.
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9. The criteria for individual and block exemptions.
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10. Parallel exemptions.
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11. Exemption for certain other agreements.
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Notification
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12. Requests for Director to examine agreements.
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13. Notification for guidance.
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14. Notification for a decision.
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15. Effect of guidance.
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16. Effect of a decision that the Chapter I prohibition has not been infringed.
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Chapter II
Abuse of Dominant Position
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Introduction
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17. Enactments replaced.
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The prohibition
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18. Abuse of dominant position.
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Excluded cases
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19. Excluded cases.
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Notification
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20. Requests for Director to consider conduct.
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21. Notification for guidance.
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22. Notification for a decision.
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23. Effect of guidance.
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24. Effect of a decision that the Chapter II prohibition has not been infringed.
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Chapter III
Investigation and Enforcement
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Investigations
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25. Director´s power to investigate.
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26. Powers when conducting investigations.
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27. Power to enter premises without a warrant.
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28. Power to enter premises under a warrant.
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29. Entry of premises under warrant: supplementary.
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30. Privileged communications.
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31. Decisions following an investigation.
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Enforcement
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32. Directions in relation to agreements.
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33. Directions in relation to conduct.
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34. Enforcement of directions.
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35. Interim measures.
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36. Penalty for infringing Chapter I or Chapter II prohibition.
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37. Recovery of penalties.
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38. The appropriate level of a penalty.
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39. Limited immunity for small agreements.
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40. Limited immunity in relation to the Chapter II prohibition.
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41. Agreements notified to the Commission.
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Offences
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42. Offences.
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43. Destroying or falsifying documents.
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44. False or misleading information.
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Chapter IV
The Competition Commission and Appeals
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The Commission
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45. The Competition Commission.
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Appeals
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46. Appealable decisions.
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47. Third party appeals.
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48. Appeal tribunals.
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49. Appeals on point of law etc.
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Chapter V
Miscellaneous
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Vertical agreements and land agreements
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50. Vertical agreements and land agreements.
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Director´s rules, guidance and fees
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51. Rules.
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52. Advice and information.
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53. Fees.
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Regulators
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54. Regulators.
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Confidentiality and immunity from defamation
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55. General restrictions on disclosure of information.
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56. Director and Secretary of State to have regard to certain matters in relation to the disclosure of information.
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57. Defamation.
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Findings of fact by Director
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58. Findings of fact by Director.
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Interpretation and governing principles
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59. Interpretation.
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60. Principles to be applied in determining questions.
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Part II
Investigations in relation to Articles 85 and 86
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61. Introduction.
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62. Power to enter premises: Commission investigations.
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63. Power to enter premises: Director´s special investigations.
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64. Entry of premises under sections 62 and 63: supplementary.
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65. Offences.
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Part III
Monopolies
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66. Monopoly investigations: general.
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67. Offences.
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68. Services relating to use of land.
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69. Reports: monopoly references.
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Part IV
Supplemental and Transitional
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70. Contracts as to patented products etc.
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71. Regulations, orders and rules.
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72. Offences by bodies corporate etc.
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73. Crown application.
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74. Amendments, transitional provisions, savings and…
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