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Last updated: 2 October 2026
The Competition Act penalises cartels, bid-rigging, restrictive agreements and abuse of dominance — now with penalties linked to global turnover. Expertvuw’s team helps businesses build a compliance programme, review agreements and train staff, working with competition counsel on investigations.
The Competition Act, 2002 prohibits anti-competitive agreements under section 3 — including cartels, price-fixing, market sharing and bid-rigging between competitors, and certain vertical restraints such as resale price maintenance and exclusive dealing — and abuse of a dominant position under section 4. The Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023 extended liability to hub-and-spoke facilitators.
Penalties can go up to 10% of average turnover over three years, and the 2023 amendment defines turnover as global turnover from all products and services. For cartels, the penalty can alternatively be up to three times the profit for each year of the cartel. The CCI (Determination of Monetary Penalty) Guidelines, 2024 set out how penalties are calculated.
The 2023 amendment and 2024 regulations also introduced settlement and commitment mechanisms for certain cases, and a lesser penalty (leniency) regime for cartel participants who come forward — including “lesser penalty plus” for disclosing another cartel. A documented compliance programme helps prevent violations and supports mitigation.
Basis: Competition Act, 2002 (sections 3, 4, 27, 46, 48A, 48B) as amended by the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023; CCI (Determination of Monetary Penalty) Guidelines, 2024; CCI (Settlement) Regulations, 2024; CCI (Commitment) Regulations, 2024; CCI (Lesser Penalty) Regulations, 2024. Last updated: 27 September 2026.
Prohibits anti-competitive agreements, including cartels and bid-rigging.
Prohibits abuse of a dominant position.
Penalties up to 10% of average global turnover.
Alternatively up to three times profit for each year of the cartel.
Available for certain cases under the 2024 regulations.
Lesser penalty for cartel participants who disclose, including "lesser penalty plus".
Competition risks often arise from routine commercial practices.
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Combination notifications to the CCI.
Drafting distribution agreements.
Board and governance processes.
Review of compliance gaps.
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Identify high-risk practices and markets.
Review key commercial agreements.
Draft the compliance policy and protocols.
Train relevant teams.
Set up reporting and periodic reviews.
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An agreement that causes or is likely to cause an appreciable adverse effect on competition, such as cartels, bid-rigging or certain vertical restraints.
Up to 10% of average global turnover over three years, or for cartels up to three times profit for each year, whichever is higher.
Conduct by a dominant enterprise such as unfair pricing, limiting supply or denying market access, prohibited under section 4.
Cartel participants who disclose to the CCI can get reduced penalties, with additional reductions for disclosing another cartel.
The 2024 regulations allow settlement and commitment in certain cases.
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