COMPETITION  
       ACT 
competition commission
south  africa           (89 OF 1998)
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(89 OF 1998)  
Telephone Number:•  MARCH 2021
+27 (012) 394 3200 / 3328 
WhatsApp / SMS Line:
+27 (0) 84 743 0000
Email Address:
ccsa@compcom.co.za
Website:
www.compcom.co.za                                               (Assented to 20 October 1998)
Physical address:                                    (Commencement date: 30 November 1998)
The DTI Campus, Mulayo (Block C),                [This Act has been updated and applies as from 
77 Meintjies Street,  Sunnyside, Pretoria        12 July 2019, i.e. the date of commencement of 
Postal address:                                  certain sections of the Competition Amendment 
                                                                              Act 18 of 2018]
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      COMPETITION ACT No. 89 of 1998
               (Assented to 20 October 1998)
            (Commencement date: 30 November 1998)
     [This Act has been updated and applies as from 13 February 2020, i.e. the 
     date of commencement of further sections of the Competition Amendment 
                   Act 18 of 2018]
                  as amended by
            Competition Amendment Act 35 of 1999 – 
     Government Notice 513 in Government Gazette 1981 dated 30 April 1999. 
             Commencement date: 19 August 1999 – 
          items 4F(1) and 4F(2) of section 1(d) of the said Act 
              [Proc. No. R90, Gazette No. 20403]. 
        Commencement of remaining sections – 1 September 1999 
              [Proc. No. R89, Gazette No. 20402]
            Competition Amendment Act 15 of 2000 – 
     Government Notice 528 in Government Gazette 21234 dated 26 May 2000. 
            Commencement date: 1 September 2000 
              [Proc. No. R51, Gazette No. 21504].
          Competition Second Amendment Act 39 of 2000 – 
        Government Notice 1354 in Government Gazette 21880 dated 
        13 December 2000. Commencement date: 1 February 2001 
              [Proc. No. 12, Gazette No. 22025].
                           Co-operative Banks Act 40 of 2007 – 
          Published under Government Notice 217 in Government Gazette 30802 
               dated 22 February 2008. Commencement date: 1 August 2008 
                              [GN 818, Gazette No. 31292]
                         Competition Amendment Act 1 of 2009 – 
               Government Notice 875 in Government Gazette 32533 dated 
              28 August 2009. Commencement date of section 6: 1 April 2013 
                             [Proc. No. 5, Gazette No. 36221]
                            Financial Markets Act 19 of 2012 – 
                Government Notice 70 in Government Gazette 36121 dated 
                   1 February 2013. Commencement date: 3 June 2013 
                            [Proc. No. 12, Gazette No. 36485]
                         Competition Amendment Act 1 of 2009 – 
               Government Notice 875 in Government Gazette 32533 dated 
          28 August 2009. Commencement date of section 12, insofar as it relates 
                       to section 73A(1), (2), (3) and (4): 1 May 2016 
                   [Proc. No. 25, Gazette No. 39952 dated 22 April 2016]
                         Competition Amendment Act 1 of 2009 – 
               Government Notice 875 in Government Gazette 32533 dated 
             28  August 2009. Commencement date of section 13: 9 June 2016 
                   [Proc. No. 36, Gazette No. 40057 dated 9 June 2016]
                                            
                        Competition Amendment Act 18 of 2018 - 
               Government Notice 175 in Government Gazette 42231 dated 
          14 February 2019. Commencement date of certain sections: 12 July 2019 
                               – unless otherwise indicated 
                    [Proc. No. 46 in Gazette 42578 dated 12 July 2019]
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