Section 17: Appointment of Secretary, experts, professionals and officers and other employees of Commission.

The Competition Act, 2002Central Act · Act 12 of 2003

[17. Appointment of Secretary, experts, professionals and officers and other employees of Commission.-- (1) The Commission may appoint a Secretary and such officers and other employees as it considers necessary for the efficient performance of its functions under this Act.

(2) The salaries and allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of service of, the Secretary and officers and other employees of the Commission and the number of such officers and other employees shall be such as may be prescribed.

(3) The Commission may engage, in accordance with the procedure specified by regulations, such number of experts and professionals of integrity and outstanding ability, who have special knowledge of, and experience in, economics, law, business or such other disciplines related to competition, as it deems necessary to assist the Commission in the discharge of its functions under this Act.]

Where this provision sits

Act	The Competition Act, 2002
Section	17
Marginal note	Appointment of Secretary, experts, professionals and officers and other employees of Commission.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

substituted. . Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for section 17 (w.e.f. 12-10-2007)

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