Section 9 — Competition Act: Application for inquiry

Any six persons resident in Canada who are not less than eighteen years of age and who are of the opinion that a person has contravened an order made pursuant to section 32, 33 or 34, or Part VII.1 or VIII, grounds exist for the making of an order under Part VII.1 or VIII, or an offence under Part VI or VII has been or is about to be committed, may apply to the Commissioner for an inquiry into the matter. An application made under subsection (1) shall be accompanied by a statement in the form of a solemn or statutory declaration showing the names and addresses of the applicants, and at their election the name and address of any one of their number, or of any attorney, solicitor or counsel, whom they may, for the purpose of receiving any communication to be made pursuant to this Act, have authorized to represent them; the nature of the alleged contravention, the grounds alleged to exist for the making of an order, or the alleged offence and the names of the persons believed to be concerned therein and privy thereto; and a concise statement of the evidence supporting their opinion.