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Section64B
The Competition Act, 2002

Commission to issue guidelines

In force From 31 Mar 2003 Act 12 of 2003 As on 18 Oct 2026

Act 12 of 2003 Ministry Corporate Affairs Enacted 13 Jan 2003 In force 31 Mar 2003 Cited by 1 provision

Section 64B of the Competition Act, 2002 deals with commission to issue guidelines. The Commission may publish guidelines on the provisions of this Act or the rules and regulations made thereunder either on a request made by a person or on its own motion. The Act came into force on 31 Mar 2003.

1[64B. Commission to issue guidelines.-- (1) The Commission may publish guidelines on the provisions of this Act or the rules and regulations made thereunder either on a request made by a person or on its own motion.

(2) Guidelines issued under sub-section (1) shall not be construed as determination of any question of fact or law by the Commission, its Members or officers and shall not be binding on the Commission, its Members or officers.

(3) Without prejudice to anything contained in sub-section (1), the Commission shall publish guidelines as to the appropriate amount of any penalty for any contravention of provision of this Act.

(4) While imposing penalty under clause (b) of section 27 or under section 43A or section 48 for any contravention of provision of this Act, the Commission shall consider the guidelines under sub-section (3) and provide reasons in case of any divergence from such guidelines.

(5) The guidelines under sub-sections (1) and (3) shall be published in such form as may be prescribed.]

Section 64B, 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.

This section refers to

  1. s. 27 Orders by Commission after inquiry into agreements or abuse of dominant position
  2. s. 43A Power to impose penalty for non-furnishing of information on combinations
  3. s. 48 Contravention by companies

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 63 Power to make rules

Questions about Section 64B

What does Section 64B of the Competition Act deal with?

Section 64B of the Competition Act is headed "Commission to issue guidelines". [64B. Commission to issue guidelines.-- (1) The Commission may publish guidelines on the provisions of this Act or the rules and regulations made thereunder either on a request made by a person or on its own motion.

How do I find court cases under Section 64B 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 64B, section 64B Competition Act, section 64B 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 64B of the Competition Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 27 (Orders by Commission after inquiry into agreements or abuse of dominant position), section 43A (Power to impose penalty for non-furnishing of information on combinations), section 48 (Contravention by companies), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When did Section 64B of the Competition Act come into force?

Section 64B of the Competition Act, cited as Competition Act 64B, 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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