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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Competition Act, 2002 Section 58

Chairperson, Members, Director General, Secretary, Officers and Other Employees Etc., to Be Public Servants

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Competition Act, 2002 Section 58 is part of Competition Act, 2002 - Chairperson, Members, Director General, Secretary, Officers and Other Employees Etc., to Be Public Servants. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

2[58. Chairperson, Members, Director General, Secretary, officers and other employees etc., to be public servants.--

The Chairperson and other Members and the Director General, Additional, Joint, Deputy or Assistant Directors General and Secretary and officers and other employees of the Commission and the Chairperson, Members, officers and other employees of the Appellate Tribunal shall be deemed, while acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.]

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1. Effective from 19.06.2003 by Notification No. SO 715 (E) Dated 19.06.2003.

2. Substituted by the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007 [Act No. 39 of 2007] w.e.f. 12.10.2007. Prior to substitution it read as:

"158. Members, Director General, Registrar, officers and other employees, etc., of Commission to be public servants.--

The Chairperson and other Members and the Director General, Additional, Joint, Deputy or Assistant Directors General and Registrar and officers and other employees of the Commission shall be deemed, while acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860)."

Frequently asked questions

What does Competition Act, 2002 Section 58 provide?

Section Section 58 of the Competition Act, 2002 (Chairperson, Members, Director General, Secretary, Officers and Other Employees Etc., to Be Public Servants) is reproduced on this page as part of the Competition Act, 2002. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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