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PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT, NO. 6, 2021 MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM PREVENTION OF ANTICOMPETITIVE PRACTICES AND BEHAVIOUR REGULATIONS, 2026 ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

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PART XIV – COMPLAINTS, PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS, AND INVESTIGATIONS OF 
ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR 
 
 75. Mode of Filing Complaints 
 76. Authority-Initiated Monitoring and Investigations 
 77. Preliminary Assessment 
 78. Initiation of Investigation 
 79. Conduct of Investigations 
 80. Powers of the Authority During Investigations 
 81. Confidentiality and Protection of Whistleblowers 
 82. Opportunity to Respond 
83. Interim Measures 
 
PART XV – DETERMINATION OF ANTI-COMPETITIVE CONDUCT AND ABUSE OF 
MARKET POWER 
 
 84. Determination of Substantially Lessening of Competition 
 85. Determination of Anti-Competitive or Discriminatory Conduct and Abuse 
of Market Power 
 86. Determination of Practices Excluding, Deterring or Crippling Entry or 
Expansion 
 87. Determination of Abuse of Dominant Position 
 88. Consideration of Competition in Licensing and Price Decisions 
 
PART XVI – ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIAL ACTIONS REGARDING ANTI-
COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR 
 89. Issuance of Cease and Desist Orders 
 90. Content and Nature of Cease and Desist Orders 
 91. Remedial Actions and Corrective Measures 
 92. Appointment of Monitoring Trustee 
 93. Duration, Review, and Modification of Orders 
 94. Enforcement and Penalties 
 95. Publication of Orders 
 96. Interface with Other Agencies 
 
PART XVII –ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AND FINES FOR ANTI-COMPETITIVE 
CONDUCT 
 97. Authority to Impose Fines 
 98. Procedure Prior to Imposition of Fine 
 99. Calculation of Fines 
 100. Penalty Categories and Guidelines 
 101. Daily Penalties for Continuing Non-Compliance 
 102. Personal Sanctions 
 103. Licence Consequences 
 104. Payment, Recovery, and Appeals 
 105. Designated Account for the Payment of Penalty Proceeds