Competition Regulations 2007 - Singapore Statutes Online

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Competition Act

(Chapter 50B)

Competition Regulations 2007

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 93 of the Competition Act, the Competition Commission of Singapore, with the approval of 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 Regulations 2007 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2007.

Definitions

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

“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;

“internal document” means —

(a)

a document —

(i)

produced by the Commission or any other public authority; or

(ii)

exchanged —

(A)	between the Commission and any other public authority; or
(B)	between such other public authorities; or

(b)

a document produced by any person from time to time retained under a contract for services by the Commission or any other public authority in connection with such a contract;

“public authority” includes —

(a)	a court or tribunal and any person or body exercising functions of a public nature; and
(b)	in any country or territory outside Singapore, a court or tribunal and any person or body which appears to the Commission to be exercising functions of a public nature;

“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.

LAM CHUAN LEONG

Chairman,
Competition Commission of Singapore.

[CCS/100/210/06; AG/LEG/SL/50B/2005/3 Vol. 1]

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