| (1) | The Competition Commission may prepare, amend, replace and issue guidelines to indicate the Commission's policy approach to any matter within its jurisdiction in terms of this Act. |
| (2) | A guideline referred to in subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette. |
| (3) | Before the Competition Commission issues a guideline referred to in subsection (1), the Competition Commission must— |
| (a) | publish a notice in the Gazette— |
| (i) | stating that a draft guideline has been prepared; |
| (ii) | stating the place, which may include the Competition Commission’s website, where a copy of the draft guideline may be obtained; and |
| (iii) | inviting interested parties to submit written representations on the draft guideline within a reasonable period; and |
| (b) | consider any representations which were submitted within the period specified in the notice. |
| (4) | A guideline referred to in subsection (1) is not binding, but any person interpreting or applying this Act must take it into account |
[Section 79 substituted by section 40 of Notice 175, GG 42231, dated 14 February 2019]
