Trade Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969
18. Procedure of the Commission
(1) Subject to the provisions of
this Act, the Commission shall have power to regulate
(a) the procedure and
conduct of its business;
(b) the procedure of
Benches of the Commission;
(c) the delegation to
one or more members of such powers or functions as the Commission may specify
and subject to any general or special direction given, or condition imposed, by
the Commission, a member, to whom any powers or functions are so delegated,
shall exercise such powers or discharge those functions in the same manner and
with the same effect as if they had been conferred on such member directly by
this Act and not by way of delegation and any order or other act or thing made
or done by such member in pursuance of the power or function so delegated shall
be deemed to be an order or other act or thing made or done, by the Commission.
(2) In particular, and without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, the powers of the
Commission shall include the power to determine the extent to which persons
interested or claiming to be interested in the subject-matter of any proceeding
before it are allowed to be present or to be heard, either by themselves or by
their representatives or to cross-examine witnesses or otherwise to take part
in the proceeding.