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The Monopolies Control. Authority (MCA).
Ant. 3(f) stotes thot monopoi.ies ond restrictive business
proctices sholl - unless there ore speciol rules to the controry -
be subject to control by the Flonopolies Control. Authority, which
sholl consist of q Bodrd ond o Directorqte.
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The Boord, which is independent of other public orgons,
hondles qll cqses of generol interest, coses of speciol doubt,
qnd coses of consideroble consequence to the porties concerned.
As opposed to the Prices control Boord (1952), this Boord
decides itself on questions of its sphere of quthority. Its
decisions conhot be involidoted or oltered by ony other orgon
within the centrol odministrotíon, but only by o special l4onopoly
Appeolr Tribunol whose decisions cqn be tried by the Courts only.
The Members of the Boord, v,,hose moximum number is fourteen,
ore oll oppointed by the Minister of Commercê for o period
not exceêding 3 yeqrs. The Choirmqn is oppointed by the King.
They sholl poEsess compreh€nEive knowledge of business ond
consumption conditions, including legol, economic, ond technícoI
knowledge. The mojority of them must be independent of business
enterprises on business orgonizotions directly offected by the
Act. No Member sholt take port in q decision of o cqse which
concerns o business enterprise or o business orgonizotion in
which hê hqs interests or with ìdhich hê is ossocioted (ort. 4).
ThÊ Directoroter heqded by o Dírector, qttends to the current
business of the Boord. It prepores coses for the Boord, corries