MONOPOLIES AND RESTRICTIVE
 TRADE PRACTICES ACT, 1969 

Arrangement of sections

SECTION 

 

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

 

1.         Short title, extent and commencement

2.         Definitions

2A.      Power of Central Government to decide certain matters

3.         Act not to apply in certain cases

4.         Application of other laws not barred

 

CHAPTER II

MONOPOLIES AND RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES
COMMISSION

5.         Establishment and constitution of the Commission

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

7.         Removal of members from office in certain circumstances

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

9.         Salaries, etc., to be defrayed out of the consolidated fund of India

JURISDICTION, POWERS AND PROCEDURE OF THE COMMISSION

10.       Inquiry into monopolistic or restrictive trade practices by Commission

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

12.       Powers of the Commission.

12A.    Power of the Commission to grant temporary injunctions

12B.    Power of the Commission to award compensation

12C.    Enforcement of the order made by the Commission under section 12A or 12B

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

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

13B.    Power to punish for contempt

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

15.       Restriction of application of orders in certain cases

16.       Sittings of the Commission

17.       Hearing to be in public except in special circumstances

18.       Procedure of the Commission

19.       Orders of the Commission to noted in the register

 

CHAPTER III

CONCENTRATION OF ECONOMIC POWER

20.-26. [Omitted by the MRTP (Amdt.) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 27-9-1991]

27.       Division of undertakings

27A.    Power of the Central Government to direct severance of interconnection between undertakings

27B.    Manner in which order made under section 27 or section 27A shall be carried out

28.to    [Omitted by the MRTP (Amdt.) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 27-9-1991]

30G.

CHAPTER IV

MONOPOLISTIC TRADE PRACTICES

31.       Investigation by Commission of monopolistic trade practices

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

 

CHAPTER V

RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES AND UNFAIR
TRADE PRACTICES

 

PART A

Registration of agreements relating to restrictive
trade practices

33.       Registrable agreements relating to restrictive trade practices

34.       [Omitted by the MRTP (Amdt.) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 1-8-1984]

35.       Registration of agreements

36.       Keeping the register

PART B

Unfair trade practices

36A.    Definition of unfair trade practice

36B.    Inquiry into unfair trade practices by Commission

36C.    Investigation by Director General before an issue of process in certain cases

36D.    Powers which may be exercised by the Commission inquiring into an unfair trade practice

36E.     Power relating to restrictive trade practices may be exercised or performed in relation to unfair trade practices

 
CHAPTER VI
CONTROL OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES

37.       Investigation into restrictive trade practices by Commission

38.       Presumption as to the public interest

39.       Special conditions for avoidance of conditions for maintaining resale prices

40.       Prohibition of other measures for maintaining resale prices

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

 

CHAPTER VII

POWER TO OBTAIN INFORMATION AND APPOINT
INSPECTORS

42.       Power of Director General to obtain information

43.       Power to call for information

44.       Power to appoint Inspectors

 

CHAPTER VIII

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

45.       [Omitted by the MRTP (Amdt.) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 27-9-1991]

46.       Penalty for contravention of section 27

47.       [Omitted by the MRTP (Amdt.) Act, 1991, w.e.f. 27-9-1991]

48.       Penalty for failure to register agreements

48A.    Penalty for contravention of order made under section 27B or for possession of property sold to any person under section 27B

48B.    Penalty for contravention of section 27B

48C.    Penalty for contravention of order made by Commission relating to unfair trade practices

49.       Penalty for offences in relation to furnishing of information

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

51.       Penalty for offences in relation to resale price maintenance

52.       Penalty for wrongful disclosure of information

52A.    Penalty for contravention of any condition or restriction, etc.

52B.    Penalty for making false statement in application, returns, etc.

53.       Offences by companies

 

CHAPTER IX

MISCELLANEOUS

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

55.       Appeals

56.       Jurisdiction of courts to try offences

57.       Cognizance of offences

58.       Omitted by the MRTP (Amdt.) Act, 1984, w.e.f. 1-8-1984]

59.       Protection regarding statements made to the Commission

60.       Restriction on disclosure of information

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

62.       Reports of the Commission to be placed before Parliament

63.       Members, etc., to be public servants

64.       Protection of action taken in good faith

65.       Inspection of, and extracts from, the register

66.       Power to make regulations

67.              Power to make rules