| Sections | Competition Act, 2002 |
| | Preamble |
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| | CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY |
| 1. | Short title, extent and commencement |
| 2. | Definitions |
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| | CHAPTER II: PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS, ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION AND REGULATION OF COMBINATIONS |
| | Prohibition of agreements |
| 3. | Anti-competitive agreements |
| | Prohibition of abuse of dominant position |
| 4. | Abuse of dominant position |
| | Regulation of combinations |
| 5. | Combination |
| 6. | Regulation of combinations |
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| | CHAPTER III: COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA |
| 7. | Establishment of Commission |
| 8. | Composition of Commission |
| 9. | Selection Committee for Chairperson and Members of Commission |
| 10. | Term of office of Chairperson and other Members |
| 11. | Resignation, removal and suspension of Chairperson and other members |
| 12. | Restriction on employment of Chairperson and other Members in certain cases |
| 13. | Administrative powers of Chairperson |
| 14. | Salary and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other Members |
| 15. | Vacancy, etc. not to invalidate proceedings of Commission |
| 16. | Appointment of Director General, etc. |
| 17. | Appointment of Secretary, experts, professionals and officers and other employees of Commission |
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| | CHAPTER IV: DUTIES, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION |
| 18. | Duties of Commission |
| 19. | Inquiry into certain agreements and dominant position of enterprise |
| 20. | Inquiry into combination by Commission |
| 21. | Reference by statutory authority |
| 21A. | Reference by Commission |
| 22. | Meetings of Commission |
| 23. | Omitted |
| 24. | Omitted |
| 25. | Omitted |
| 26. | Procedure for inquiry under section 19 |
| 27. | Orders by Commission after inquiry into agreements or abuse of dominant position |
| 28. | Division of enterprise enjoying dominant position |
| 29. | Procedure for investigation of combination |
| 30. | Procedure in case of notice under sub-section (2) of section 6 |
| 31. | Orders of Commission on certain combinations |
| 32. | Acts taking place outside India but having an effect on competition in India |
| 33. | Power to issue interim orders |
| 34. | Omitted |
| 35. | Appearance before Commission |
| 36. | Power of Commission to regulate its own procedure |
| 37. | Omitted |
| 38. | Rectification of orders |
| 39. | Execution of orders of Commission imposing monetary penalty |
| 40. | Omitted |
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| | CHAPTER V: DUTIES OF DIRECTOR GENERAL |
| 41. | Director General to investigate contravention |
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| | CHAPTER VI: PENALTIES |
| 42. | Contravention of orders of Commission |
| 42A. | Compensation in case of contravention of orders of Commission |
| 43. | Penalty for failure to comply with directions of Commission and Director General |
| 43A. | Power to impose penalty for non-furnishing of information on combinations |
| 44. | Penalty for making false statement or omission to furnish material information |
| 45. | Penalty for offences in relation to furnishing of information |
| 46. | Power to impose lesser penalty |
| 47. | Crediting sums realised by way of penalties to Consolidated Fund of India |
| 48. | Contravention by companies |
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| | CHAPTER VII: COMPETITION ADVOCACY |
| 49. | Competition advocacy |
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| | CHAPTER VIII: FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT |
| 50. | Grants by Central Government |
| 51. | Constitution of Fund |
| 52. | Accounts and Audit |
| 53. | Furnishing of returns, etc., to Central Government |
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| | CHAPTER VIIIA: COMPETITON APPELLATE TRIBUNAL |
| 53A. | Establishment of Appellate Tribunal |
| 53B. | Appeal to Appellate Tribunal |
| 53C. | Composition of Appellate Tribunal |
| 53D. | Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal |
| 53E. | Selection Committee |
| 53F. | Term of office of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal |
| 53G. | Terms and conditions of service of chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal |
| 53H. | Vacancies |
| 53-I. | Resignation of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal |
| 53J. | Member of Appellate Tribunal to act as its Chairperson in certain cases |
| 53K. | Removal and suspension of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal |
| 53L. | Restriction on employment of Chairperson and other Members of Appellate Tribunal in certain cases |
| 53M. | Staff of Appellate Tribunal |
| 53N. | Awarding compensation |
| 53-O. | Procedures and powers of Appellate Tribunal |
| 53P. | Execution of orders of Appellate Tribunal |
| 53Q. | Contravention of orders of Appellate Tribunal |
| 53R. | Vacancy in Appellate Tribunal not to invalidate acts or proceedings |
| 53S. | Right to legal representation |
| 53T. | Appeal to Supreme Court |
| 53U. | Power to Punish for contempt |
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| | CHAPTER IX: MISCELLANEOUS |
| 54. | Power to exempt |
| 55. | Power of Central Government to issue directions |
| 56. | Power of Central Government to supersede Commission |
| 57. | Restriction on disclosure of information |
| 58. | Chairperson, Members, Director General, Secretary, officers and other employees, etc., to be public servants |
| 59. | Protection of action taken in good faith |
| 60. | Act to have overriding effect |
| 61. | Exclusion of jurisdiction of civil courts |
| 62. | Application of other laws not barred |
| 63. | Power to make rules |
| 64. | Power to make regulations |
| 65. | Power to remove difficulties |
| 66. | Repeal and saving |
