The Competition Act,2002
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NO. 12 NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14,2003 / PAUSA 24,1924
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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 14th January,2003/Pausa 24,1924 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 13lh January,2003and is hereby published for general information:
The Competition Act,2002
No. 12 OF 2003
[13th January,2003.]
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.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:
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 date 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.
