PART I
PRELIMINARY
Short title and commencement
1. This Act may be cited as the Competition Act 2004 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.
Interpretation
2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“appointed day” means—
- (a) in relation to this Act, the date of commencement of this Act; and
- (b) in relation to a particular provision of this Act, the date of commencement of that particular provision;
“block exemption” has the meaning assigned to it in section 36(5);
“block exemption order” has the meaning assigned to it in section 36(3);
“Board” means the Competition Appeal Board established under section 72;
“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Commission and includes any temporary Chairman of the Commission;
“Chief Executive” means the Chief Executive of the Commission appointed under section 10 and includes any person acting in that capacity;
“Commission” means the Competition Commission of Singapore established under section 3;
“Deputy Chairman” means the Deputy Chairman of the Commission and includes any temporary Deputy Chairman of the Commission;
“document” includes information recorded in any form;
“goods” includes—
- (a) buildings and other structures;
