No. 24/1991:

COMPETITION ACT, 1991

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Section

1. Short title.

2. Commencement.

3. Interpretation.

PART II

RULES OF COMPETITION

4. Anti-competitive agreements, decisions and concerted practices.

5. Abuse of dominant position.

6. Right of action.

7. Notification of agreements, decisions and concerted practices to Authority.

8. Licence of Authority under section 4 (2) and certificate of Authority under section 4 (4).

9. Appeal to High Court.

PART III

THE COMPETITION AUTHORITY

10. Establishment of Competition Authority.

11. Studies and analyses by Authority.

12. Reports.

PART IV

MERGERS, TAKE-OVERS AND MONOPOLIES

13. Construction with Act of 1978.

14. Investigation of abuse of dominant position.

15. Definitions in Act of 1978.

16. Notification of proposed merger or take-over.

17. Amendment of sections 6, 7 and 8 of the Act of 1978.

18. Amendment of section 9 of the Act of 1978.

19. Control of concentrations.

PART V

GENERAL

20. Authorised officers.

21. Powers of authorised officers.

22. Repeals.

23. Regulations.

24. Expenses.

SCHEDULE

COMPETITION AUTHORITY

ACTS REFERRED TO

Number 24 of 1991

COMPETITION ACT, 1991

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT, BY ANALOGY WITH ARTICLES 85 AND 86 OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, AND IN THE INTERESTS OF THE COMMON GOOD, THE PREVENTION, RESTRICTION OR DISTORTION OF COMPETITION AND THE ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITIONS IN TRADE IN THE STATE, TO ESTABLISH A COMPETITION AUTHORITY, TO AMEND THE MERGERS, TAKE-OVERS AND MONOPOLIES (CONTROL) ACT, 1978 , AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID.

[22nd July, 1991]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: