Competition (Notification) Regulations 2007

No. S 349

Competition Act

(Chapter 50B)

Competition (Notification) Regulations 2007

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 42, 49 and 56 of the Competition Act, the Minister for Trade and Industry hereby makes the following Regulations:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Competition (Notification) Regulations 2007 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2007.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“application” means an application made —

(a)	under section 43 or 44 of the Act for an agreement to be examined;
(b)	under section 50 or 51 of the Act for conduct to be considered;
(c)	under section 57 of the Act for an anticipated merger to be considered; or
(d)	under section 58 of the Act for a merger to be considered,

as the case may be;

“appropriate further fee”, “appropriate initial fee” and “appropriate merger fee” mean, respectively, the appropriate further fee, the appropriate initial fee and the appropriate merger fee as specified in the Competition (Fees) Regulations 2007;

“confidential information” means —

(a)	commercial information the disclosure of which would, or might, in the opinion of the Commission, significantly harm the legitimate business interests of the undertaking to which it relates;
(b)	information relating to the private affairs of an individual the disclosure of which would, or might, in the opinion of the Commission, significantly harm the individual’s interests; or
(c)	information the disclosure of which would, in the opinion of the Commission, be contrary to the public interest;

“working day” means any day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday;

“writing” includes text that is —

(a)	transmitted by electronic means;
(b)	received in legible form; and
(c)	capable of being used for subsequent reference.

Made this 27th day of June 2007.

PETER ONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Singapore.

[MTI 74/3-2-8 V3; AG/LEG/SL/50B/2005/3 Vol. 2]

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