Competition Act, 1991
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Interpretation. |
3.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— | |
“the Act of 1972” means the Restrictive Practices Act, 1972 ; | ||
“the Act of 1978” means the Mergers, Take-overs and Monopolies (Control) Act, 1978 ; | ||
“the Act of 1987” means the Restrictive Practices (Amendment) Act, 1987 ; | ||
“authorised officer” means a person appointed under section 20 ; | ||
“the Authority” means the Competition Authority established by section 10 ; | ||
“the Court” means the High Court or, in the case of an appeal, the Supreme Court; | ||
“the Minister” means the Minister for Industry and Commerce; | ||
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister; | ||
“undertaking” means a person being an individual, a body corporate or an unincorporated body of persons engaged for gain in the production, supply or distribution of goods or the provision of a service. | ||
(2) In this Act a reference to a section or Schedule is to a section of, or Schedule to, this Act unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended. | ||
(3) In this Act a reference to a subsection or paragraph is to the subsection or paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to another provision is intended. | ||
(4) In this Act a reference to any other enactment is to that enactment as amended by any other enactment including this Act. |