Competition Commission of Singapore

Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore
Agency overview
Formed 1 January 2005 (1 January 2005)
Jurisdiction Singapore
Agency executive
  • Aubeck Kam Tse Tsuen, Permanent Secretary
Parent department Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)
Website www.cccs.gov.sg

The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) is Singapore's competition regulator. It was established on 1 January 2005 as a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore), previously known as the Competition Commission of Singapore. It took up its current name on 2 April 2018 to reflect its new role in consumer rights, a role previously under SPRING Singapore. [1] CCCS enforces the Competition Act 2004, and has broad legal powers to investigate and penalize infringing parties. It now enforces the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act, which protects consumers against unfair trade practices in Singapore. [2]

CCCS is presently led by Aubeck Kam Tse Tsuen, who was appointed on 1 January 2015.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "About CCCS - Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore". www.cccs.gov.sg. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. ↑ Chen, Lauren (2009). Information Policy Country Report: Singapore (PDF). University of Michigan. pp. 10–11.
  3. ↑ "Competition Commission of Singapore to get new chairman next year". AsiaOne. Retrieved 2016-10-10.


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