Term of office of Chairperson and other Members
Section 10 of the Competition Act, 2002 deals with term of office of Chairperson and other Members. The Chairperson and every other Member shall hold office as such for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office and shall be eligible for re-appointment: [Provided that the Chairperson or other Members shall not hold office as such after he has attained the age of sixty-fi The Act came into force on 31 Mar 2003.
(1) The Chairperson and every other Member shall hold office as such for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office and shall be eligible for re-appointment:
1[Provided that the Chairperson or other Members shall not hold office as such after he has attained the age of sixty-five years.]
(2) A vacancy caused by the resignation or removal of the Chairperson or any other Member under section 11 or by death or otherwise shall be filled by fresh appointment in accordance with the provisions of sections 8 and 9.
(3) The Chairperson and every other Member shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe to an oath of office and of secrecy in such form, manner and before such authority, as may be prescribed.
(4) In the event of the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of the Chairperson by reason of his death, resignation or otherwise, the senior-most Member shall act as the Chairperson, until the date on which a new Chairperson, appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Act to fill such vacancy, enters upon his office.
(5) When the Chairperson is unable to discharge his functions owing to absence, illness or any other cause, the senior-most Member shall discharge the functions of the Chairperson until the date on which the Chairperson resumes the charge of his functions
Section 10, The Competition Act, 2002 (Act 12 of 2003).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
Made under this section, and citing it
13 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.
- Appointment notification of Ms. Sangeeta Verma , Member, CCINotification 2019
- SO 28 dt 2.1.2019 (Appointment of Sh. Ashok Kumar Gupta, Chairperson, CCI).pdfNotification 2019
- SO 355 Dt.2.2.2016 (Appointment of Chairperson CCI)Notification 2016
- SO 1063 Dt.22.4.2015 (Appointment of Dr. M. S. Sahoo, Member, CCI).pdfNotification 2015
- SO 2160 Dt.10.8.2015 (Appointment of Sh. Justice G. P. Mittal, Member, CCI)Notification 2015
- SO 1123 Dt. 24.4.2014 (Appointment of Sh. Sudhir Mital, Member CCI)Notification 2014
- SO 2255 Dt 8.9.2014 (Appointment of Sh. U. C. Nahta, Member CCINotification 2014
- SO 987 dated 17.4.2013 Appointment of Sh. S. L. Bunkar, Member, CCINotification 2013
- Appointment of Sh. Anurag Goel, Member, CCINotification 2009
- Appointment of Sh. M. L. Tayal, Member, CCINotification 2009
- Appointment of Sh. Dipak Chatterji as Chairperson of the CCINotification 2003
- Appointment of Sh. Vinod K. Dhall as Member of CCINotification 2003
- The Competition Commission of India (Oath of Office and Secrecy for Chairperson and other members) Rules ,2003Notification 2003
Questions about Section 10
What does Section 10 of the Competition Act deal with?
Section 10 of the Competition Act is headed "Term of office of Chairperson and other Members". The Chairperson and every other Member shall hold office as such for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office and shall be eligible for re-appointment: [Provided that the Chairperson or other Members shall not hold office as such after he has attained the age of sixty-fi
How do I find court cases under Section 10 of the Competition Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Competition Act 10, section 10 Competition Act, section 10 of the Competition Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 10 of the Competition Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 8 (Composition of Commission), section 9 (Selection Committee for Chairperson and Members of Commission), section 11 (Resignation, removal and suspension of Chairperson and other members), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 13: most recently Appointment notification of Ms. Sangeeta Verma , Member, CCI (2019), then SO 28 dt 2.1.2019 (Appointment of Sh. Ashok Kumar Gupta, Chairperson, CCI).pdf (2019), and 11 more.
When did Section 10 of the Competition Act come into force?
Section 10 of the Competition Act, cited as Competition Act 10, came into force on 31 Mar 2003, having been enacted on 13 Jan 2003. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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