Singapore legislation

Section 60B

of Competition Act 2004

Section 60B

Effect of commitments

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(1)

Where the Commission has accepted a commitment under section 60A(1), and subject to subsection (4), the Commission must make a decision that —

(a)

the section 54 prohibition will not be infringed by an anticipated merger, if carried into effect; or

(b)

the section 54 prohibition has not been infringed by a merger,as the case may be.

Amended by23/200715/2018

(2)

Where the Commission has accepted a commitment under section 60A(2) in relation to an agreement, and subject to subsection (4), the Commission must make a decision that the section 34 prohibition has not been infringed by the agreement.

Amended by15/2018

(3)

Where the Commission has accepted a commitment under section 60A(3) in relation to any conduct, and subject to subsection (4), the Commission must make a decision that the section 47 prohibition has not been infringed by the conduct.

Amended by15/2018

(4)

Nothing in subsection (1), (2) or (3) prevents the Commission from revoking the decision already made, commencing or continuing any investigation, or making a decision or giving a direction, where —

(a)

it has reasonable grounds for suspecting that any information on the basis of which it accepted a commitment was incomplete, false or misleading in a material particular; or

(b)

it has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a party who provided a commitment has failed to adhere to one or more of the terms of the commitment.

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(5)

If the Commission revokes a decision referred to in subsection (1), (2) or (3), the commitment is treated, unless otherwise stated, as released from the date of that revocation.

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(6)

The Commission may review the effectiveness of commitments it has accepted under section 60A in such circumstances as it considers appropriate.

Amended by23/2007