Employment Equity Act, 1998
R 385
Competition Act, 1998Rules for the Conduct of ProceedingsCompetition Commission Rules 2001Part 6 - Merger Procedures32. Apparently False or Misleading Information |
| (1) | If, at any time, the Commission believes that a document filed in respect of a merger contains false or misleading information, the Commission may issue a Demand for Corrected Information in Form CC 13(4) to the firm that filed that document. |
| (2) | Within 5 business days after being served with a Demand for Corrected Information, the firm concerned may appeal to the Tribunal for an order confirming or setting aside the Demand. |
| (3) | If a firm does not appeal a Demand for Corrected Information within the time allowed by sub-rule (1), or if the Tribunal, on hearing the appeal, confirms the demand in whole or in part, |
| (a) | the firm concerned must file corrected information; |
| (b) | even if the Initial Period or an extension had already begun, the parties to the merger will not have fulfilled their notification requirements until that corrected information has been filed to the satisfaction of the Commission; and |
| (c) | the Initial Period for that merger begins anew on the day following the date on which the party concerned files replacing information to the satisfaction of the Commission. |
| (4) | If the Tribunal, on hearing an application in terms of sub-rule (2), sets aside the Demand entirely, the Demand is a nullity, and the fact that it was issued does not |
| (a) | delay the beginning of the Initial Period; or |
| (b) | suspend the Initial Period or any extension. |
