Section 14 - Amendment of section 19 - Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023

Amendment of section 19. 14 . In section 19 of the principal Act, (a) in sub-section (1), the following provisos shall be inserted, namely: Provided that the Commission shall not entertain an information or a reference unless it is filed within three years from the date on which the cause of action has arisen: Provided further that an information or a reference may be entertained after the period specified in the first proviso if the Commission is satisfied that there had been sufficient cause for not filing the information or the reference within such period after recording its reasons for condoning such delay. ; (b) in sub-section (3), (i) in clause (c), the words by hindering entry into the market shall be omitted; (ii) in clause (d), for the words accrual of benefits , the words benefits or harm shall be substituted; (c) in sub-section (6), after clause (h), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely: (i) characteristics of goods or nature of services; (j) costs associated with switching supply or demand to other areas. ; (d) in sub-section (7), (i) in clause (a), after the words end-use of goods , the words or the nature of services shall be inserted; (ii) after clause (f), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely: (g) costs associated with switching demand or supply to other goods or services; (h) categories of customers. . *********** Notes:- 1. Come into the force w.e.f. 18-05-20203 vide Notification No. S.O. 2228(E) dated 18-05-2023