2015-04-28 Planning and Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA    28 APRIL 2015




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PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  28 APRIL 2015

                 a: Identification of anti-competitive provisions

                 “     ¢ Determination of exclusions from assessment (if any)

                 ~* Conduct preliminary assessment

                 ~     -* Outcome of preliminary assessment

                 ~     * Conduct comprehensive review (if applicable)

                 a: Notification of anti-competitive provisions

              1. Identification of anti-competitive provisions
              Restricting Competition in the market
              The guideline provides that an anti-competitive provision, which restricts competition in the
              market, involves giving some benefit or imposing some hindrance on particular business
              operators.
              Examples of this type of anti-competitive provision provided by the guideline include:
                  1. Prohibiting mobile vendors from setting up within a specified distance from existing
                     businesses.
                 2.  Requiring business owners to reside locally.
                 3.  Limiting the number of licences issued by a local government.
                 4.  Excluding local government businesses from the operation of the local law.
              An assessment of the proposed local laws and subordinate local laws reveals that there are
              no provisions in the proposed laws, which restrict competition in the market.
              Barriers to entering the market
              The guideline provides that an anti-competitive provision, which creates barriers to entering
              the market, involves either prohibiting particular business activities or placing obligations on
              the operators of business activities.
              Examples of this type of anti-competitive provision provided by the guideline include:
                  1. Requiring businesses to obtain an approval form the local government before
                     operating.
                 2.  Placing restrictions on the conduct of the business such as hours of operation, where
                     the business may operate, or the types of goods and services that can be sold.
                 3.  Requiring businesses to comply with standards of operation.

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