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Legislation, Regulations and Guidelines
The Competition Act	The Key Prohibitions	Regulations	CCS Guidelines
The Competition Act is enacted to provide a generic competition law to protect consumers and businesses from anti-competitive practices of private entities.	The Competition Act seeks to prohibit anti-competitive activities that unduly prevent, restrict or distort competition.	The regulations are made pursuant to the powers conferred under the Competition Act (Chapter 50B).	Guidelines are intended to help businesses understand how the CCS will administer and enforce infringements of the prohibitions in the Act. This will improve transparency and provide greater clarity to businesses on the competition law regime. These Guidelines are finalised after seeking inputs and feedback from the public.
Access the Competition Act (Chapter 50B) via the Singapore Statutes Online.	There are three main prohibited activities under the Act: anti-competitive agreements, decisions and practices ("the section 34 prohibition"); abuse of a dominant position ("the section 47 prohibition"); and mergers and acquisitions that substantially lessen competition ("the section 54 prohibition").	The Regulations currently in force are: Competition Regulations Competition (Notification) Regulations Competition (Transitional Provisions for Section 34 Prohibition) Regulations Competition (Fees) Regulations Competition (Composition of Offences) Regulations Competition (Appeals) Regulations Competition (Financial Penalties) Order [Competition (Financial Penalties) (Amendment) Order 2010]	The 13 Guidelines published are: CCS Guidelines on the Major Provisions CCS Guidelines on the Section 34 Prohibition CCS Guidelines on the Section 47 Prohibition CCS Guidelines on the Substantive Assessment of Mergers CCS Guidelines on Merger Procedures CCS Guidelines on Market Definition CCS Guidelines on the Powers of Investigation CCS Guidelines on Enforcement CCS Guidelines on Lenient Treatment for Undertakings Coming Forward with Information on Cartel Activity Cases 2009 CCS Guidelines on Filing Notifications for Guidance or Decision with respect to the Section 34 Prohibition and Section 47 Prohibition CCS Guidelines on the Appropriate Amount of Penalty CCS Guidelines on the Treatment of Intellectual Property Rights CCS Guidelines on Competition Impact Assessment for Government Agencies