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	''Governed by:'' The Fair Competition Act of 9 March 1993 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”).		''Governed by:'' The Fair Competition Act of 9 March 1993 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”).
	<ref>~~Citation to statute source~~.</ref>		<ref>http://jftc.com/TheFCA/theact/PDFACT/Fair%20Competition%20Act.pdf</ref> (as amended in 2001<ref>http://www.globalcompetitionforum.org/regions/n_america/Jamaica/Jamaica-%20Amendment%20Act.pdf</ref>).

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''Governed by:'' The Fair Competition Act of 9 March 1993 (hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”).
<ref>Citation to statute source.</ref>

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|-
! Category !! Subcategory !! Score !! Comment

|- class="categorydivision"
| Scope
| Extraterritoriality
| 1
| §2 says that the Act applies to anything that hinders competition in Jamaica.

|- class="categorydivision"
| Remedies
| Fines
| 1
| §42 allows the Commission to impose fines or imprisonment for various violations.

|-
|
| Prison Sentences
| 1
| §42 allows the Commission to impose fines or imprisonment for various violations.

|-
|
| Divestitures
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Private Enforcement
| 3rd Party Initiation
| 1
| §5(1)(a) says that proceedings are initiated upon request of any person.

|-
|
| Remedies Available to 3rd Parties
| 0
|

|-
|
| 3rd Party Rights in Proceedings
| 1
| §7(2) allows interested parties to testify at hearings.

|- class="categorydivision"
| Merger Notification
| Voluntary
| 0
|

|-
|
| Mandatory
| 0
|

|-
|
| Pre-merger
| 0
|

|-
|
| Post-merger
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Merger Assessment
| Dominance
| 1
| Mergers that result in abuse of a dominant position are prohibited.

|-
|
| Restriction of Competition
| 0
|

|-
|
| Public Interest (Pro D)
| 0
|

|-
|
| Public Interest (Pro Authority)
| 0
|

|-
|
| Other
| 0
|

|-
|
| Efficiency
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Dominance
| Limits Access
| 1
| §20(e) prohibits limiting access to production.

|-
|
| Abusive Acts
| 1
| §19 prohibit abuse of a dominant position.

|-
|
| Price Setting
| 1
| §20(1)(d) prohibits price setting.

|-
|
| Discriminatory Pricing
| 1
| §17(2)(e) prohibits discriminatory pricing.

|-
|
| Resale Price Maintenance
| 1
| §25 prohibits RPM

|-
|
| Obstacles to Entry
| 1
| §20(1)(a) prohibits restricting the entry of any person into the market.

|-
|
| Efficiency Defense
| 1
| §20(2)(a) allows a defense for showing that the abusive acts lead to an improvement in production or distribution or promotes technical or economic progress.

|- class="categorydivision"
| Restrictive Trade Practices
| Price Fixing
| 1
| §17(2)(a) prohibits price fixing.

|-
|
| Tying
| 1
| §17(2)(f) prohibits tying arrangements.

|-
|
| Market Division
| 0
|

|-
|
| Output Restraint
| 1
| §17(2)(b) prohibits limiting or controlling production and development.

|-
|
| Market Sharing
| 1
| §17(2)(c) prohibits market sharing.

|-
|
| Eliminating Competitors
| 1
| §20(1)(c) prohibits eliminating any person from the market.

|-
|
| Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging
| 1
| §17(2)(d) prohibits collusive tendering.

|-
|
| Supply Refusal
| 1
| §18(1)(b) prohibits agreements that have the effect of restricting the supply of goods to a particular class of persons.

|-
|
| Efficiency Defense
| 1
| §17(4) allows an exception for agreements that contributes to the improvements of production or distribution or promotes technical or economic progress.

|}

== References ==
<references />

Jamaica 2001 - Revision history

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