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Competition Act, 1998 (Act No. 89 of 1998)

Competition Commission Rules

Part 4 - Complaint Procedures

20. Consent orders

 

1) If, at any time before issuing a Notice of Non-referral in Form CC 8, or referring a complaint to the Tribunal in Form CT 1(1), it appears to the Commission that the respondent may be prepared to agree terms of a proposed order, the Commission—
a) must notify each claimant recognised at the time, in writing, that a consent order may be recommended to the Tribunal; and
b) invite each claimant to inform the Commission in writing within 7 days after receiving that notice—
i) whether that claimant is prepared to accept damages under such an order; and
ii) if so, the amount of damages claimed.

 

2) If the Commission and the respondent agree the terms of an appropriate order, the Commission must—
a) refer the complaint to the Tribunal in Form CT 1(1) to be proceeded with in terms of section 63;
b) attach to the referral—
i) a draft order in the terms agreed between the Commission and the respondent, including, if applicable, the amount of damages agreed between the respondent and any claimant who has—
aa) agreed the amount of their damages with the respondent; and
bb) agreed to have an award for their damages included in the order; and
ii) Form CT 3 completed by each claimant referred to in sub-paragraph (i), as applicable; and
c) deliver a copy of the referral and draft order to the respondent and each claimant recognised at the time.