Section 53D - Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal (Omitted) - Competition Act, 2002

2 [****] ***************** NOTES:- 1 . Inserted vide Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007 dated 24-09-2007 2 . Omitted vide Finance Act, 2017 before it was read as 1 [Qualifications for appointment of Chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal. 53D. (1) The Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal shall be a person, who is, or has been a Judge of the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice of a High Court. (2) A member of the Appellate Tribunal shall be a person of ability, integrity and standing having special knowledge of, and professional experience of not less than twenty-five years in, competition matters, including competition law and policy, international trade, economics, business, commerce, law, finance, accountancy, management, industry, public affairs, administration or in any other matter which in the opinion of the Central Government, may be useful to the Appellate Tribunal. ]