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The Competition Act, 2002

Composition of Commission

In force From 31 Mar 2003 Act 12 of 2003 As on 14 Oct 2026

Act 12 of 2003 Ministry Corporate Affairs Enacted 13 Jan 2003 In force 31 Mar 2003 Cited by 2 provisions Instruments 40

Section 8 of the Competition Act, 2002 deals with composition of Commission. The Commission shall consist of a Chairperson and not less than two and not more than six other Members to be appointed by the Central Government. The Act came into force on 31 Mar 2003.

1[8. Composition of Commission.--(1) The Commission shall consist of a Chairperson and not less than two and not more than six other Members to be appointed by the Central Government.

(2) The Chairperson and every other Member shall be a person of ability, integrity and standing and who has special knowledge of, and such professional experience of not less than fifteen years in, international trade, economics, business, commerce, law, finance, accountancy, management, industry 2[technology,] public affairs or competition matters, including competition law and policy, which in the opinion of the Central Government, may be useful to the Commission.

(3) The Chairperson and other Members shall be whole-time Members.]

Section 8, 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.

Referred to by 2

  1. s. 2 Definitions
  2. s. 10 Term of office of Chairperson and other Members

Made under this section, and citing it

11 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.

Another 29 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 8

What does Section 8 of the Competition Act deal with?

Section 8 of the Competition Act is headed "Composition of Commission". [8. Composition of Commission.--(1) The Commission shall consist of a Chairperson and not less than two and not more than six other Members to be appointed by the Central Government.

How do I find court cases under Section 8 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 8, section 8 Competition Act, section 8 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 8 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 are 11: 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 9 more.

When did Section 8 of the Competition Act come into force?

Section 8 of the Competition Act, cited as Competition Act 8, 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

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