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{{Short description|Singaporean government agency}}
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|headquarters=45 Maxwell Road #09-01 The URA Centre Singapore (069118)
| headquarters = 45 Maxwell Road #09-01 The URA Centre Singapore (069118)
|chief1_name=Max Loh Khum Whai
| chief1_name = Max Loh Khum Whai
|chief1_position=Chairman<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ang |first1=Qing |title=Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore gets new chairman and board members |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/new-chairman-and-board-members-appointed-to-competition-and-consumer-commission-of |website=The Straits Times |access-date=1 January 2021 |date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
| chief1_position = Chairman<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ang |first1=Qing |title=Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore gets new chairman and board members |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/new-chairman-and-board-members-appointed-to-competition-and-consumer-commission-of |website=The Straits Times |access-date=1 January 2021 |date=31 December 2020}}</ref>
|chief2_name=Sia Aik Kor
| chief2_name = Alvin Koh
| chief2_position = Chief Executive
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|chief2_position=Chief Executive<ref>{{cite web |title=New Chief Executive Appointed for Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) |url=https://www.cccs.gov.sg/media-and-consultation/newsroom/media-releases/new-ce-appointed-for-cccs-sep-2019 |website=CCCS |access-date=1 January 2021 |date=13 September 2019}}</ref>
|parent_department=[[Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)|Ministry of Trade and Industry]]
| parent_department = [[Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)|Ministry of Trade and Industry]]
|website={{url|www.cccs.gov.sg}}|footnotes=}}
| website = {{url|www.cccs.gov.sg}}
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The '''Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore''' ('''CCCS''') is [[Singapore]]'s [[competition regulator]]. It was first established as the Competition Commission of Singapore on 1 January 2005 as a statutory board under the [[Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)|Ministry of Trade and Industry]], taking up its current name on 1 April 2018 to reflect its new role in [[consumer rights]], a role previously under [[SPRING Singapore]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cccs.gov.sg/about-cccs|title=About CCCS - Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore|website=www.cccs.gov.sg|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://open.umich.edu/sites/default/files/ipol-country-report-singapore-2009.pdf|title=Information Policy Country Report: Singapore|last=Chen|first=Lauren|publisher=University of Michigan|year=2009|pages=10–11|access-date=2016-10-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030164829/http://open.umich.edu/sites/default/files/ipol-country-report-singapore-2009.pdf|archive-date=2015-10-30|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The '''Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore''' ('''CCCS''') is [[Singapore]]'s [[competition regulator]]. It was first established as the Competition Commission of Singapore on 1 January 2005 as a statutory board under the [[Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)|Ministry of Trade and Industry]], taking up its current name on 1 April 2018 to reflect its new role in [[consumer rights]], a role previously under [[SPRING Singapore]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cccs.gov.sg/about-cccs|title=About CCCS - Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore|website=www.cccs.gov.sg|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref>
CCCS enforces the Competition Act 2004, and has broad legal powers to investigate and penalize infringing parties. It also enforces the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act, which protects consumers against unfair trade practices in Singapore.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://open.umich.edu/sites/default/files/ipol-country-report-singapore-2009.pdf|title=Information Policy Country Report: Singapore|last=Chen|first=Lauren|publisher=University of Michigan|year=2009|pages=10–11|access-date=2016-10-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030164829/http://open.umich.edu/sites/default/files/ipol-country-report-singapore-2009.pdf|archive-date=2015-10-30|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Management ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Chief Executive Officer
!Date
!CEO
!Comments
|-
|1 October 2019 - 31 March 2024
|Sia Aik Kor
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|<ref>{{cite web |date=13 September 2019 |title=New Chief Executive Appointed for Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) |url=https://www.cccs.gov.sg/media-and-consultation/newsroom/media-releases/new-ce-appointed-for-cccs-sep-2019 |access-date=1 January 2021 |website=CCCS}}</ref>
|-
|1 April 2024
|Alvin Koh (高明新)
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Chief Executive Appointed to the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore |url=http://www.cccs.gov.sg/media-and-consultation/newsroom/media-releases/appointment-of-new-ce-alvin-koh-1-apr-2024 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=CCCS |language=en}}</ref>
|}


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 04:01, 2 June 2024

Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore
Agency overview
Formed1 January 2005; 19 years ago (2005-01-01) (as Competition Commission of Singapore)
1 April 2018; 6 years ago (2018-04-01) (as Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore)
JurisdictionSingapore
Headquarters45 Maxwell Road #09-01 The URA Centre Singapore (069118)
Agency executives
  • Max Loh Khum Whai, Chairman[1]
  • Alvin Koh, Chief Executive
Parent departmentMinistry of Trade and Industry
Websitewww.cccs.gov.sg

The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) is Singapore's competition regulator. It was first established as the Competition Commission of Singapore on 1 January 2005 as a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry, taking up its current name on 1 April 2018 to reflect its new role in consumer rights, a role previously under SPRING Singapore.[2]

CCCS enforces the Competition Act 2004, and has broad legal powers to investigate and penalize infringing parties. It also enforces the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act, which protects consumers against unfair trade practices in Singapore.[3]

Management

Chief Executive Officer
Date CEO Comments
1 October 2019 - 31 March 2024 Sia Aik Kor [4]
1 April 2024 Alvin Koh (高明新) [5]

References

  1. ^ Ang, Qing (31 December 2020). "Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore gets new chairman and board members". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. ^ "About CCCS - Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore". www.cccs.gov.sg. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. ^ Chen, Lauren (2009). Information Policy Country Report: Singapore (PDF). University of Michigan. pp. 10–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  4. ^ "New Chief Executive Appointed for Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS)". CCCS. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ "New Chief Executive Appointed to the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore". CCCS. Retrieved 2024-06-02.


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