As a result of this judgement, the Department of Trade and Industry made certain amendments to the Competition Act. It deleted the provision that the Competition Act did not apply to acts authorised by public regulation. Further, the Minister of Finance has the power to exclude the Competition Commission’s jurisdiction by issuing a notice. 5.
Concurrent jurisdiction  The amendments established a concurrent jurisdiction between the Competition Commission, the Registrar and the Minister of Finance. This concurrent jurisdiction has to be managed with an applicable agreement, according to section 31A, which was inserted into the Competition Act.