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Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2010

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Jurisdiction: Zambia
Structure: 3 provisions
Citation: Act 24 of 2010
Dates: Legal dates not recorded

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“People who worked for the former Commission before commencement keep their status and are treated as having continuous service.”

People who worked for the former Commission before commencement keep their status and are treated as having continuous service. After commencement, the former Commission’s assets, rights, liabilities, and obligations transfer to the Commission, and the registration authority must record the transfer where registration is required. Pending proceedings and certain claims involving the former Commission may continue or be started by or against the Commission after commencement.

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This Act may be cited as the Competition and Consumer

People who worked for the former Commission before commencement keep their status and are treated as having continuous service.

Section 1

( 1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires

After commencement, the former Commission’s assets, rights, liabilities, and obligations transfer to the Commission, and the registration authority must record the transfer where registration is required.

Section 2

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Pending proceedings and certain claims involving the former Commission may continue or be started by or against the Commission after commencement.

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§ 1This Act may be cited as the Competition and ConsumerCommencement

People who worked for the former Commission before commencement keep their status and are treated as having continuous service.

1. (1) For the avoidance of doubt, a person who, before the commencement of this Act, was an officer or employee of the former Commission, shall continue to be an officer or employee of the Commission, as the case may be, as if appointed or employed under this Act. (2) The service of the persons referred to in subparagraph ( 1) shall be treated as continuous service. (3) Nothing in this Act affects the rights and liabilities of any person employed or appointed by the former Commission before the commencement of this Act.

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§ 2( 1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requiresCommencement

2. ( I) On or after the commencement of this Act, there shall be transferred to, vest in and subsist against the Commission by virtue of this Act and without further assurance, all assets, rights and obligations which immediately before that date were the assets, rights, liabilities and obligations of the former Commission. (2) Subject to subparagraph (1), every deed, bond and agreement, other than an agreement for personnel service, to which the former Commission was a party immediately before the Staff of Commission Transfer of assets and liabilities t 366 No. 24 of 2010] Competition and Consumer Protection commencement of this Act whether or not of such a nature that rights, liabilities and obligations could be assigned, shall, unless its subject matter or terms make it impossible that it should have effect as modified, as provided under this paragraph, have effect as if- (a) the Commission had been party to it; (b) for any reference to the former Commission there was substituted, with respect to anything falling to be done on or after the commencement of this Act, a reference to the Commission; or ( c) for any reference to any officer of the former Commission, not being a party to it and beneficially interested, there were substituted, as respects anything falling to be done on or after the commencement of this Act, a reference to such officer of the Commission as the Commission shall designate. (3) Where under this Act, any assets, rights, liabilities and obligations of the former Commission are deemed to be transferred to the Commission in respect of which transfer a written law provides for registration, the Commission shall make an application in writing to the appropriate registration authority for registration of the transfer. (4) The registration authority, referred to in subparagraph (2), shall make such entries in the appropriate register as shall give effect to the transfer and, where applicable, issue to the transferee concerned a certificate of title in respect of the property or make necessary amendments to the register and shall endorse the,deeds relating to the title,,right or obligation concerned and no registration fees or other duties shall be payable in respect of the transaction.

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§ 3ApplicationCommencement

Pending proceedings and certain claims involving the former Commission may continue or be started by or against the Commission after commencement.

3. (1) Any legal proceedings or application of the former Legal proceedings Commission pending immediately before the commencement of this Act by or against the former Commission may be continued by or against the Commission. (2) After the commencement of this Act, proceedings in respect of any right, liability or obligation which was vested in, held, enjoyed, incurred or suffered by the former Commission, may be instituted by or against the Commission. (, ' '

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