Competition Act 1998
E760447
The Competition Act 1998 is a key UK law that prohibits anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominant market positions to promote fair competition and protect consumers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Competition Act 1998 canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8824049 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Competition Act 1998 Context triple: [UK Competition and Markets Authority, enforces, Competition Act 1998]
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A.
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
The Competition and Consumer Act 2010 is an Australian federal law that regulates competition, fair trading, and consumer protection, enforced primarily by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
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B.
Robinson-Patman Act
The Robinson-Patman Act is a U.S. federal antitrust law enacted in 1936 that targets price discrimination by large sellers to protect small businesses and promote fair competition.
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C.
Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen
Das Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen ist das zentrale deutsche Kartell- und Wettbewerbsrecht, das Marktmissbrauch und wettbewerbsbeschränkende Praktiken verhindern und fairen Wettbewerb sichern soll.
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D.
Competition Commission
The Competition Commission is Switzerland’s federal antitrust authority responsible for promoting competition and preventing anti-competitive practices in the Swiss market.
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E.
Antimonopoly Act
The Antimonopoly Act is Japan’s primary competition law that prohibits monopolistic practices, unfair trade restraints, and abuse of market power to promote fair and free competition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Competition Act 1998 Target entity description: The Competition Act 1998 is a key UK law that prohibits anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominant market positions to promote fair competition and protect consumers.
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A.
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
The Competition and Consumer Act 2010 is an Australian federal law that regulates competition, fair trading, and consumer protection, enforced primarily by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
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B.
Robinson-Patman Act
The Robinson-Patman Act is a U.S. federal antitrust law enacted in 1936 that targets price discrimination by large sellers to protect small businesses and promote fair competition.
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C.
Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen
Das Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen ist das zentrale deutsche Kartell- und Wettbewerbsrecht, das Marktmissbrauch und wettbewerbsbeschränkende Praktiken verhindern und fairen Wettbewerb sichern soll.
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D.
Competition Commission
The Competition Commission is Switzerland’s federal antitrust authority responsible for promoting competition and preventing anti-competitive practices in the Swiss market.
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E.
Antimonopoly Act
The Antimonopoly Act is Japan’s primary competition law that prohibits monopolistic practices, unfair trade restraints, and abuse of market power to promote fair and free competition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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competition law ⓘ |
| alignedWith |
Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty
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EU competition law ⓘ |
| allows |
appeals to the Competition Appeal Tribunal
ⓘ
civil enforcement actions ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
associations of undertakings
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undertakings ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 2000-03-01 ⓘ |
| chapterIIProhibitionTargets | abuse of a dominant position ⓘ |
| chapterIProhibitionTargets |
anti-competitive agreements
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concerted practices ⓘ decisions by associations of undertakings ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
exemptions for certain agreements
ⓘ
leniency programme for cartel participants ⓘ powers to conduct investigations ⓘ powers to impose financial penalties ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Competition and Markets Authority
ⓘ
linked to:
UK Competition and Markets Authority
Office of Fair Trading ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | United Kingdom internal market ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
English law
ⓘ
Northern Ireland law ⓘ Scots law ⓘ
linked to:
Scots law (to a limited extent)
|
| legislature |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| longTitle | An Act to make provision about competition ⓘ |
| maximumPenalty | up to 10% of worldwide turnover ⓘ |
| part |
Chapter I prohibition
ⓘ
Chapter II prohibition ⓘ |
| policyArea |
competition policy
ⓘ
consumer protection ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
prohibit abuse of dominant position
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prohibit anti-competitive agreements ⓘ promote fair competition ⓘ protect consumers ⓘ |
| prohibits |
bid-rigging
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excessive pricing by dominant firms ⓘ exclusive dealing by dominant firms ⓘ market-sharing agreements ⓘ output limitation agreements ⓘ predatory pricing by dominant firms ⓘ price-fixing agreements ⓘ refusal to supply by dominant firms ⓘ |
| replacedRegime | UK competition provisions of the Fair Trading Act 1973 ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1998-11-09 ⓘ |
| sectorCoverage |
goods
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services ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Competition Act 1998 ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
amendment by subsequent UK competition legislation
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amendment by the Enterprise Act 2002 ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1998 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Competition Act 1998 Description of subject: The Competition Act 1998 is a key UK law that prohibits anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominant market positions to promote fair competition and protect consumers.
Referenced by (7)
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