Preamble1 - THE COMPETITION ACT, 2002
Chapter 1 Section1 - Short title extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter 2 Section3 - Prohibition of agreements: Anti competitive agreements
Section4 - Prohibition of abuse of dominant position: Abuse of dominant position
Section5 - Combination
Section6 - Regulation of combinations
Chapter 3 Section7 - Establishment of Commission
Section8 - Composition of Commission
Section9 - Selection Committee for Chairperson and Members of Commission
Section10 - Term of office of Chairperson and other Members
Section11 - Resignation, removal and suspension of Chairperson and other Members
Section12 - Restriction on employment of Chairperson and other Members in certain cases
Section13 - Administrative powers of Chairpersons
Section14 - Salary and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other Members
Section15 - Vacancy, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Commission
Section16 - Appointment of Director-General, etc.
Section17 - Appointment of Secretary, experts professionals and officers and other employees and other employees of Commission
Chapter 4 Section18 - Duties of Commission
Section19 - Inquiry into certain agreements and dominant position of enterprise
Section20 - Inquiry into combination by Commission
Section21 - Reference by statutory authority
Section21A - Reference by Commission
Section22 - Meetings of Commission
Section23 - Distribution of business of Commission amongst Benches [Omitted]
Section24 - Procedure for deciding a case where Members of a Bench differ in opinion [Omitted]
Section25 - Jurisdiction of Bench [Omitted]
Section26 - Procedure for inquiry on complaints under section 19
Section27 - Orders by Commission after inquiry into agreements or abuse of dominant position
Section28 - Division of enterprise enjoying dominant position
Section29 - Procedure for investigation of combinations
Section30 - Procedure in case of notice under sub-section (2) of section 6
Section31 - Orders of Commission on certain combinations
Section32 - Acts taking place outside India but having an effect on competition in India
Section33 - Power to issue interim orders
Section34 - Power to award compensation [Omitted]
Section35 - Appearance before Commission
Section36 - Power of Commission to regulate its own procedure
Section37 - Review of orders of Commission [Omitted]
Section38 - Rectification of orders
Section39 - Execution of order of Commission imposing monetary penalty
Section40 - Appeal [Omitted]
Chapter 5 Section41 - Director-General to investigate contraventions
Chapter 6 Section42 - Contravention of orders of Commission
Section42A - Compensation in case of contravention of orders of Commission
Section43 - Penalty for failure to comply with directions of Commission and Director General
Section43A - Power to impose penalty for non-furnishing of information on combinations
Section44 - Penalty for making false statement or omission to furnish material information
Section45 - Penalty for offences in relation to furnishing of information
Section46 - Power to impose lesser penalty
Section47 - Crediting sums realised by way of penalties to Consolidated Fund of India
Section48 - Contravention by companies
Chapter 7 Section49 - Competition advocacy
Chapter 8 Section50 - Grants by Central Government
Section51 - Constitution of Fund
Section52 - Accounts and audit
Section53 - Furnishing of returns, etc., to Central Government
Chapter 8A Section53A - Establishment of Appellate Tribunal
Section53B - Appeal to Appellate Tribunal
Section53C - Composition of Appellate Tribunal
Section53D - Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal
Section53E - Selection Committee
Section53F - Term of office of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal
Section53G - Terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal
Section53H - Vacancies
Section53I - Resignation of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal
Section53J - Member of Appellate Tribunal to act as its Chairperson in certain cases
Section53K - Removal and suspension of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal
Section53L - Restriction on employment of Chairperson and other Members of Appellate Tribunal in certain cases
Section53M - Staff of Appellate Tribunal
Section53N - Awarding compensation
Section53O - Procedure and powers of Appellate Tribunal
Section53P - Execution of orders of Appellate Tribunal
Section53Q - Contravention of orders of Appellate Tribunal
Section53R - Vacancy in Appellate Tribunal not in invalidate acts or proceedings
Section53S - Right to legal representation
Section53T - Appeal to Supreme Court
Section53U - Power to Punish for contempt
Chapter 9 Section54 - Power to exempt
Section55 - Power of Central Government to issue directions
Section56 - Power of Central Government to supersede Commission
Section57 - Restriction on disclosure of information
Section58 - Chairperson, Members, Director General, Secretary, officers and other employees etc., to be public servants
Section59 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section60 - Act to have overriding effect
Section61 - Exclusion of jurisdiction of civil courts
Section62 - Application of other laws not barred
Section63 - Power to make rules
Section64 - Power to make regulations
Section65 - Power to remove difficulties
Section66 - Repeal and saving