Establishment of Commission
Section 7 of the Competition Act, 2002 deals with establishment of Commission. With effect from such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint, there shall be established, for the purposes of this Act, a Commission to be called the "Competition Commission of India". The Act came into force on 31 Mar 2003.
(1) With effect from such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint, there shall be established, for the purposes of this Act, a Commission to be called the "Competition Commission of India".
(2) The Commission shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract and shall, by the said name, sue or be sued.
(3) The head office of the Commission shall be at such place* as the Central Government may decide from time to time.
(4) The Commission may establish offices at other places in India.
Section 7, The Competition Act, 2002 (Act 12 of 2003).
Cross-references
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Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument states 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.
Another 39 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
- Effective date of sections 7, 11, 12 etc. of the Competition Act, 2002 – i.e. from 19.06.2003.Notification 2003
- Exemptions to all cases of reconstitution, transfer of the whole or any part thereof and amalgamation of nationalzed banks, under the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970) and the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980 (40 of 1980), from the application of provisions of Sections 5 and 6 of the Competition Act, 2002Notification 2017
- Notification No. S.O. 1933 (E) dated 16.06.2017 relating to exemption of Liner Shipping Agreements of Liner Shipping Industry from the provisions of section 3 of the Competition Act, 2002Notification 2017
- Notification No. S.O. 2039(E) dated 29.06.2017 relating to exemption of every person or enterprise referred to in section 5 of the Competition Act, 2002 from giving notice within thirty days mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 6 of the Competition Act, 2002 under clause (a) of section 54 of the said ActNotification 2017
- Notification No. S.O. 2561(E) dated 10.08.2017 relating to exemption of Regional Rural Banks in respect of which the Central Government has issued a notification under sub-section (1) of section 23A of the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 from the application of provisions of section 5 and 6 of the Competition Act, 2002Notification 2017
- Notification No. S.O. 3714(E) dated 22.11.2017 relating to exemption to all cases of combinations under section 5 of the Act involving the CPSEs operating in the Oil and Gas Sectors under the Petroleum Act, 1934 and the rules made thereunder or under the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 and the rules made thereunder, along with their wholly or partly owned subsidiaries operating in the Oil and Gas Sectors, from the application of the provisions of sections 5 & 6 of the Competition Act, 2002Notification 2017
- Notification S.O 998(E) and S.O 989(E) dated 27.03.2017Notification 2017
- The Competition Appellate Tribunal (Term of the Selection Committee and the Manner of Selection of Panel of Names) Amendment Rules, 2014. (117 KB)Rule 2014
- The Competition Commission of India (Salary, Allowances and Other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and other Members) Amendment Rules, 2014Notification 2014
- The Competition Commission of India (Salary, Allowances and Other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and other Members) Amendment Rules, 2014 (664 KB)Rule 2014
- The Competition Commission of India (Term of the Selection Committee and the Manner of Selection of Panel of Names) Amendment Rules, 2014 (68 KB)Rule 2014
- SO.3641(E) dated December 11,2013Notification 2013
- CCI (Manner of Recovery of Monetary Penalty) Regulations, 2011 (No. 1 of 2011)Regulation 2011
- CCI (Procedure in regard to the transaction of business relating to combinations) Regulations, 2011 (No. 3 of 2011)Regulation 2011
- Corrigendum to Notification GSR 482(E) dated 04 March, 2011Notification 2011
- Corrigendum to Notification SO 479(E) dated 04 March, 2011Notification 2011
- The Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of June, 2011 as the date on which Sections 43A of the Competition Act, 2002 shall come into forceNotification 2011
- The Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of June, 2011 as the date on which Sections 44 of the Competition Act, 2002 shall come into force.Notification 2011
- The Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of June, 2011 as the date on which Sections 5, 6, 20, 29, 30 and 31 of the Competition Act, 2002 shall come into force.Notification 2011
- The Central Government in consultation with the Competition Commission of India, hereby Enhance value of turnover, by fifty per cent for the purposes of sections 5 of the Competition Act, 2001Notification 2011
- The Central Government, in public interest, hereby Exempts an enterprise, whose control, shares, voting rights or assets are being acquired has assets of the value of not more than Rs.250 crores or turnover of not more than Rs. 750 crores from the provisions of Section 5 of the Competition Act, 2002 for a period of five yearsNotification 2011
- The Central Government, in public interest, hereby exempts the ‘Group’ exercising less than fifty per cent of voting rights in other enterprises from the provisions of section 5 of the Competition Act, 2002 for a period of five yearsNotification 2011
- The Competition Appellate Tribunal (Recruitment, salaries and other terms and conditions of service of officers and other employees) Rules, 2010.Rule 2010
- The Competition Commission of India (salary, allowances, other terms and conditions of service of the Secretary and officers and other employees of the Commission and the number of such officers and other employees) Amendment Rules, 2009.Rule 2010
- CCI (Determination of Cost of Production) Regulations, 2009 (No. 6 of 2009)Regulation 2009
- CCI (Lesser Penalty) Regulations, 2009 (No. 4 of 2009)Regulation 2009
- CCI (Meeting for Transaction of Business) Regulations, 2009 (No 3 of 2009)Regulation 2009
- Corrigendum - The Competition Commission of India (Director-General) Recruitment Rules, 2009.Rule 2009
- The Competition Appellate Tribunal (Form and fee for filing an appeal and fee for filing compensation applications) Rules, 2009Rule 2009
- The Competition Appellate Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson and other Members) Amendment Rules, 2009.Rule 2009
- The Competition Appellate Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson and other Members) Rules, 2009.Rule 2009
- The Competition Appellate Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson and other Members) Second Amendment Rules, 2009.Rule 2009
- The Competition Commission of India (Director-General) Recruitment Rules, 2009.Rule 2009
- The Competition Commission of India (Form of Annual Statement of Accounts) Rules, 2009Rule 2009
- The Competition Commission of India (Number of Additional, Joint, Deputy or Assistant Director-General other officers and employees, their manner of appointment, qualification, salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service) Amendment Rules, 2009.Rule 2009
- The Competition Commission of India (Number of Additional, Joint, Deputy or Assistant Director-General other officers and employees, their manner of appointment, qualification, salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service) Rules, 2009.Rule 2009
- The Competition Commission of India (Number of Additional, Joint, Deputy or Assistant Director-General other officers and employees, their manner of appointment, qualification, salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service) second Amendment Rules, 2009.Rule 2009
- The Competition Commission of India (Salary, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and other Members) Amendment Rules, 2009.Rule 2009
- The Competition Commission of India (Salary, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and other Members) Second Amendment Rules, 2009.Rule 2009
Questions about Section 7
What does Section 7 of the Competition Act deal with?
Section 7 of the Competition Act is headed "Establishment of Commission". With effect from such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint, there shall be established, for the purposes of this Act, a Commission to be called the "Competition Commission of India".
How do I find court cases under Section 7 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 7, section 7 Competition Act, section 7 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 7 of the Competition Act, and has it changed?
2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently Establishment of Competition Commission of India (CCI) (2003).
When did Section 7 of the Competition Act come into force?
Section 7 of the Competition Act, cited as Competition Act 7, 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.
Other sections of this Act
- 66. Repeal and saving1683 words
- 2. Definitions1390 words
- 5. Combination1317 words
- 6. Regulation of combinations920 words
- 3. Anti-competitive agreements850 words
- 26. Procedure for inquiry under section 19788 words
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