South Africa: Competition Authority Governance in Competition Amendment Act 2018
Progress
Current status
in force
14 Feb 2019 in force
Scope
Implementers
South Africa
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Competition authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Implemented Competition Amendment Act 2018 including competition authority governance
On 14 February 2019, Competition Amendment Act 2018 entered into force. Notably, the Amendment Act sets out an “adverse effects” test, which allows the Competition Commission to conduct a market inquiry if there is a feature in a market that restric…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
implementation
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament