Section 82 Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018

Section 82 of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018 is about Request for a monopoly investigation. It is under Part X (Monopoly) of the Act.

(1) Any person or body corporate may make a request for a monopoly investigation to the Commission.

(2) A monopoly investigation may be referred to the Commission by a court, agency of the Government of the Federation or any State or Local Government of the Federation.

(3) A request made under subsection (1) shall be accompanied by an affidavit deposing to the facts giving rise to the request.

( 4) In responding to a request or referral referred to in subsections (1) and (2), the Commission may limit its report to –
(a) whether a monopoly situation exists in relation to the matters set out in the request or reference;

(b) where a monopoly situation is determined to exist, which of the provisions of this Act is applicable;
(c) the undertaking or undertakings m whose favour the monopoly situation exists;
(d) the acts taken by way of anti-competition practices or otherwise by the undertaking or undertakings concerned to exploit or maintain the monopoly situation or to further an anti-competitive practice; and

(e) any act or omission on the part of the undertaking or undertakings concerned attributable to the existence of the monopoly situation and, if so, by what manner it is so attributable.