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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Competition Act, 2002 Section 16

Appointment of Director General, etc.—2[

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Competition Act, 2002 Section 16 is part of Competition Act, 2002 - Appointment of Director General, etc.—2[. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1) The 3[Commission may, with the prior approval of the Central Government], appoint a Director General for the purposes of assisting the Commission in conducting inquiry into contravention of any of the provisions of this Act and for performing such other functions as are, or may be, provided by or under this Act.

(1A) The number of other Additional, Joint, Deputy or Assistant Directors General or such officers or other employees in the office of Director General and the manner of appointment of such Additional, Joint, Deputy or Assistant Directors General or such officers or other employees shall be such as may be prescribed.]

(2) Every Additional, Joint, Deputy and Assistant Directors General or 4[such officers or other employees,] shall exercise his powers, and discharge his functions, subject to the general control, supervision and direction of the Director General.

(3) The salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the Director General and Additional, Joint, Deputy and Assistant Directors General or 5[such officers or other employees,] shall be Section 1 - such as may be prescribed

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What does Competition Act, 2002 Section 16 provide?

Section Section 16 of the Competition Act, 2002 (Appointment of Director General, etc.—2[) 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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