Monopolistic and

Restrictive Trade
Practices Act 1969

Presented By: NEHA JAIN

RASHMI KHATRI
INTRODUCTION TO MRTP ACT 1969

An Act to provide that the operation of the economic system does not result in the concentration of

economic power to the common detriment, for the control of monopolies, for the prohibition of

monopolistic and restrictive trade practices and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Be it enacted by Parliament in the Twentieth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-

(1) This Act may be called the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969.

(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint 1a.
DEFINITION:

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, –

(a) “agreement” includes any arrangement or understanding, whether or not it is intended that such

agreement shall be enforceable (apart from any provision of this Act) by legal proceedings;

(b) “Commission” means the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission established under section

5;

(c) “Director General” means the Director General of Investigation and Registration appointed under section 8,

and includes any Additional, Joint, Deputy or Assistant Director General of Investigation and Registration

appointed under that section;

(d) “dominant undertaking” means –

(iii) an undertaking which, by itself or along with inter-connected undertakings produces, supplies, distributes or

otherwise controls not less than one-fourth of the total goods that are produced, supplied or distributed in India or any

substantial part thereof; or

(iv) an undertaking which provides or otherwise controls not less than one-fourth of any services that are rendered in

India or any substantial part thereof.