Competition Act, 1998 (Act No. 89 of 1998)Competition Commission RulesPart 4 - Complaint Procedures18. Declaration of material interest |
| 1) | When filing a complaint in terms of Rule 17 or at any time after a complaint has been initiated, or accepted, as the case may be— |
| a) | a person may file a Declaration of Material Interest in Form CC 2 in respect of that complaint if— |
| i) | the relevant practice has affected or is affecting a material interest of that person; and |
| ii) | the declaration is not frivolous; and |
| b) | the Commission may publish a notice disclosing an alleged prohibited practice and inviting a declaration in terms of paragraph (a) in respect of that matter from any person who believes that the alleged practice has affected or is affecting a material interest of that person. |
| 2) | Rules 17(2) - (5), read with the changes required by context, apply to a Declaration made in terms of this Rule. |
| 3) | In respect of a particular complaint, a person who has filed a Declaration of Material Interest that has been accepted in terms of this Rule— |
| a) | is a complainant in that matter for the purposes of section 63; and |
| b) | is a claimant in that matter for the purposes of— |
| ii) | Rules 24(3), 26, 27 and 28 of the Competition Tribunal Rules. |