MONOPOLIES AND RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES ACT, 1969

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S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

S.2 Definitions

S.2(a) Power of Central Government to decide certain matters

S.3 Act not to apply in certain cases

S.4 Application of other laws not barred

S.5 Establishment and constitution of the Commission

S.6 Terms of office, conditions of service, etc., of members

S.7 Removal of members from office in certain circumstances

S.8 Appointment of Director General, etc., and staff of the Commission

S.9 Salaries, allowances etc., to be defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund of India

S.10 Inquiry into monopolistic or restrictive trade practices by Commission

S.11 Investigation by Director General before issue of process in certain cases

S.12 Powers of the Commission

S.12(a) Power of the Commission to grant temporary injunctions

S.12(b) Power of the Commission to award compensation

S.12(c) Enforcement of the order made by the Commission under section 12A or 12B

S.13 Orders of Commission may be subject to conditions, etc.

S.13(a) Power of the Commission to cause investigation to find out whether or not orders made by it have been complied with

S.13(b) Power to punish for contempt

S.14 Orders where party concerned does not carry on business in India

S.15 Restriction of application of orders in certain cases

S.16 Sittings of the Commission

S.17 Hearing to be in public except in special circumstances

S.18 Procedure of the Commission

S.19 Orders of the Commission to be noted in the register

S.20 Undertakings to which this part applies

S.21 Expansion of undertakings

S.22 Establishment of new undertakings

S.22(a) Power to exempt

S.23 Merger, Amalgamation and take over

S.24 Merger, Amalgamation and take over in contravention to Section 23

S.25 Directors undertakings not to be appointed Directors of other undertakings

S.26 Registration of undertakings to which part a applies

S.27 Division of undertakings

S.27(a) Power of the Central Government to direct severance of inter-connection between undertakings

S.27(b) Manner in which order made under section 27 or section 27A shall be carried out

S.28 to 30 .

S.31 Investigation by Commission of monopolistic trade practices

S.32 Monopolistic trade practice to be deemed to be prejudicial to the public interest except in certain cases

S.33 Registrable agreements relating to restrictive trade practices

S.34 .

S.35 Registration of agreements

S.36 Keeping the register

S.36(a) Definition of unfair trade practice

S.36(b) Inquiry into unfair trade practices by Commission

S.36(c) Investigation by Director General before an issue of process in certain cases

S.36(d) Powers which may be exercised by the Commission inquiring into an unfair trade practice

S.36(e) Power relating to restrictive trade practices may be exercised or performed in relation to unfair trade practices

S.37 Investigation into restrictive trade practices by Commission

S.38 Presumption as to the public interest

S.39 Special conditions for avoidance of conditions for maintaining re-sale prices

S.40 Prohibition of other measures for maintaining re-sale prices

S.41 Power of Commission to exempt particular classes of goods from sections 39 and 40

S.42 Power of 1[Director General] to obtain information

S.43 Power to call for information

S.44 Power to appoint Inspectors

S.45 .

S.46 Penalty for contravention of 1[***] section 27

S.47 .

S.48 Penalty for failure to register agreements

S.48(a) Penalty for contravention of order made under section 27B or for possession of property sold to any person under section 27B

S.48(b) Penalty for contravention of section 27B

S.49 Penalty for offences in relation to furnishing of information

S.50 Penalty for offences in relation to orders under the Act

S.51 Penalty for offences in relation to re-sale price maintenance

S.52 Penalty for wrongful disclosure of information

S.52(a) Penalty for contravention of any condition or restriction, etc

S.52(b) Penalty for making false statement in application, returns, etc

S.53 Offences by companies

S.54 Power of Central Government to impose conditions, limitations and restrictions on approvals, etc., given under the Act

S.55 Appeals

S.56 Jurisdiction of courts to try offences

S.57 Cognizance of offences

S.58 .

S.59 Protection regarding statements made to the Commission

S.60 Restriction on disclosure of information

S.61 Power of the Central Government to require the Commission to submit a report

S.62 Reports of the Commission to be placed before Parliament

S.63 Members, etc., to be public servants

S.64 Protection of action taken in good faith