[Note that the Act is inconsistent in its use of and matter” “subject-matter” “subject (with and without a hyphen).] CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS Definitions 1. In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates - includes a contract, arrangement or understanding, whether or not legally “agreement” enforceable; means the chairperson of the Commission appointed under section 5(1); “chairperson” means the Namibian Competition Commission established by section 4; “Commission” a committee of the Commission established under section 12; “committee” practice” means deliberate conjoint conduct between undertakings achieved through “concerted direct or indirect contact that replaces their independent actions; information” trade, business or industrial information that belongs to an “confidential undertaking, has a particular economic value and is not generally available to or known by others; means the High Court of Namibia; “court” does not include - “goods” (a) agricultural commodities which have not undergone a process of manufacture; and (b) goods exempted under section 3(1)(c); disadvantaged persons” persons who have been socially, economically or “historically educationally disadvantaged by past discriminatory laws or practices; means a member of the Commission appointed under section 5(1); “member” means the Minister of Trade and Industry; “Minister” the Ministry of Trade and Industry; “Ministry” I prohibition” means the prohibition imposed by Part I of Chapter 3; “Part II prohibition” means the prohibition imposed by Part II of Chapter 3; “Part includes land, any building, structure, vehicle, vessel, aircraft or container; “premises” means prescribed by a rule made under section 22; “prescribed” means the Secretary to the Commission appointed in terms of section 13(1); “Secretary” does not include - “services”
[Note that the Act is inconsistent in its use of “subject-matter” and “subject matter” (with and without a hyphen).] CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS Definitions 1. In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates - “agreement” includes a contract, arrangement or understanding, whether or not legally enforceable; “chairperson” means the chairperson of the Commission appointed under section 5(1); “Commission” means the Namibian Competition Commission established by section 4; “committee” a committee of the Commission established under section 12; “concerted practice” means deliberate conjoint conduct between undertakings achieved through direct or indirect contact that replaces their independent actions; “confidential information” trade, business or industrial information that belongs to an undertaking, has a particular economic value and is not generally available to or known by others; “court” means the High Court of Namibia; “goods” does not include - (a) agricultural commodities which have not undergone a process of manufacture; and (b) goods exempted under section 3(1)(c); “historically disadvantaged persons” persons who have been socially, economically or educationally disadvantaged by past discriminatory laws or practices; “member” means a member of the Commission appointed under section 5(1); “Minister” means the Minister of Trade and Industry; “Ministry” the Ministry of Trade and Industry; “Part I prohibition” means the prohibition imposed by Part I of Chapter 3; “Part II prohibition” means the prohibition imposed by Part II of Chapter 3; “premises” includes land, any building, structure, vehicle, vessel, aircraft or container; “prescribed” means prescribed by a rule made under section 22; “Secretary” means the Secretary to the Commission appointed in terms of section 13(1); “services” does not include -
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