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(6) A person does not incur any civil or criminal liability only because the person has contravened any guidelines issued under this section or any amendments made to them.

(7) If, in any legal proceedings, the Tribunal or any other court is satisfied that a guideline is relevant to determining a matter that is in issue—

(a) the guideline is admissible in evidence in the proceedings; and

(b) proof that a person contravened or did not contravene the guideline may be relied on by any party to the proceedings as tending to establish or negate the matter.

(8) Guidelines issued under this section and all amendments made to them are not subsidiary legislation.

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Consequential and Related Amendments

PART 1
Amendments to Companies Ordinance

1. Register of disqualification orders

(1) Section 168R(5) of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) is amended, in the definition of “court”—

(a) in paragraph (b), by repealing “and”;

(b) in paragraph (c), by adding “and” at the end;

(c) by adding—

“(d) the Competition Tribunal established by section 134 of the Competition Ordinance (14 of 2012);”.

(2) Section 168R(5) is amended, in the definition of “disqualification order”—

(a) in paragraph (b), by repealing “or” at the end;

(b) in paragraph (c), by adding “or” at the end;

c) by adding—

“(d) section 101 of the Competition Ordinance (14 of 2012);”.